The design of computer-supported caregiving technology has generally not acknowledged the complexity and heterogeneity of the informal care provision to older adults. For instance, most Latin American older adults have not ...

Most adult children take care of their parents as they become older. However, the way in which families articulate themselves to care for their older members depends on cultural and social factors, which are different ...

Elderly individuals who present dementia have characteristics that can bring significant consequences to their family’s dynamics, directly interfering in the routine of people who get involved with the care of them. The ...

The ageing of the Brazilian population comes accompanied by a growing number of cases of dementia, especially cases involving Alzheimer‟s disease, as the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases is directly related ...

Mediante análisis factoriales exploratorios y confirmatorios, se validó la Escala de Apoyo Social para Cuidadores Familiares de Adultos Mayores. 23 ítems con cargas factoriales ≥ 0.51, agrupados en cuatro factores explican ...