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Alzheimer’S Care At Home: A Focus On Caregivers’ Strain, G. Valera, L. M. Varona, Kathryn H. Anderson, J Sansoni

Kathryn H. Anderson

The aging population is increasing worldwide. According to Italian authors, Italy is one of the leading and increasing aging populations in the world. Placing more numbers on the elderly increases the number of people who will live with dementia in the future and in our case of study, in an increase of people with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers have demonstrated that Alzheimer's disease comes with aging and it eventually affects the person's cognitive, emotional, and physical well being. Those who become diagnosed with Alzheimer's will eventually need assistance in their daily living, especially when it begins to progress to a higher …