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Who Should Patients Turn To? A Look At Caregivers' Willingness To Perform Various Caregiving Tasks For Patients With Alzheimer's Disease, Melina L. Laroco
Who Should Patients Turn To? A Look At Caregivers' Willingness To Perform Various Caregiving Tasks For Patients With Alzheimer's Disease, Melina L. Laroco
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Research suggests that with baby boomers reaching the age of the retirement, life expectancy rising, and the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, caregiving roles are almost becoming an established aspect of family obligation (Hoyert 2000). The purpose of this study is to examine and measure the willingness of caregivers to either help with or completely perform the necessary caregiving tasks required by the Alzheimer's.
The data utilized for this study is entitled, "REACH." REACH stands for Resources Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health. It was gathered by the National Institute of Health and led by the National Institute on Aging. Data were …