?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Burden+and+Coping+in+Informal+Caregivers+of+Persons+with+Dementia%3A+A+Cross+Sectional+Study&rft.creator=Jathanna%2C+Roopalekha+PN&rft.creator=KS%2C+Latha&rft.creator=Bhandary%2C+PV&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Caring+for+persons+affected+with+dementia+is+associated+with+substantial+psychological+strain+as+evidenced+by+high+rates+of+psychiatric+morbidity+and+high+levels+of+caregiver+strain.+Dementia+care+in+developing+countries+will+continue+to+be+provided+by+immediate+family+members+at+home+and+is+unlikely+to+be+taken+over+by+institutions+due+to+socio-cultural+reasons.+This+study+aims+to+examine+the+relationship+of+selected+factors+of+patients+affected+with+dementia+and+their+caregivers+that+were+associated+with+the+burden+and+coping+of+family+caregivers.+This+is+a+cross+sectional+study+of+a+long+term+project+by+the+author+(RJ)%2C+involves+face-to-face+interview+with+questionnaires+with+family+caregivers+of+patients+with+dementia.+Burden+was+related+to+patient%E2%80%99s+behavioral+problems%2C+gender%2C+family+type+and+the+years+of+care+giving.+Principal+component+analysis+of+Brief+Cope+revealed+6+major+dimensions%3A+acceptance%2C+humor%2C+religion%2C+substance+use%2C+behavioral+disengagement+and+self+blame+as+significant+coping+skills.+Care+giving+was+associated+with+more+psychological+complaints+and+a+poor+quality+of+life+both+physical+and+psychological.+Self+blame%2C+behavioral+disengagement%2C+venting+%26+emotional+support+emerged+as+an+important+variable+as+the+care+giver+relation+differ+in+the+kind+of+care+giving+and+care+giving+burden.+Results+highlight+the+importance+of+improving+the+mixed+coping+skills+in+burdened+caregivers.+Interventions+need+to+designed+and+tailored+to+the+specific+needs+of+caregivers.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-01-20&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7250%2F1%2F2010-4-7.pdf&rft.identifier=++Jathanna%2C+Roopalekha+PN+and+KS%2C+Latha+and+Bhandary%2C+PV++(2011)+Burden+and+Coping+in+Informal+Caregivers+of+Persons+with+Dementia%3A+A+Cross+Sectional+Study.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7250%2F