What is it about?
This study measured family caregiver's perceived levels of being upset when resistive behaviors occurred during bathing, dressing, or eating for the person with dementia. Family caregivers rated their level of being upset when behaviors occurred during activities of daily living.
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Why is it important?
This study found that although behaviors did not occur daily or frequently the caregiver perceived the behavior to be distressful adding that decreasing the behaviors does not decrease the perceived distress for family caregivers. More research is needed to identify ways to help family caregivers manage their levels of distress during caregiving episodes with difficult situations such as resistiveness to care.
Perspectives
This study provided feasibility for recruitment from Alzheimer's support groups as well as provided information on caregivers' willingness to comment on resistive behaviors as most caregivers want to present their person with dementia in positive and not negative comments.
Dr. Pamela C Spigelmyer
Duquesne University Pittsburgh PA
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This page is a summary of: A pilot study: Resistive behavior in the context of informal caregiver-assisted activities of daily living, Geriatric Nursing, July 2019, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.01.005.
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