Care dependency is a determinant of quality of life and survival among patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic heart failure (CHF), or chronic renal failure (CRF). The objectives of this study were to explore the profiles of care dependency in patients with advanced COP...
Online reviews provided by users of assisted living communities may offer a unique source of heretofore unexamined data. We explored online reviews as a possible source of information about these communities and examined the association between the reviews and aspects of state regulations, while controllin...
To compare online cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with and without telephone support respectively to online psychoeducation in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in caregivers of people with dementia with mild anxiety or depression.
Dementia poses a considerable socioeconomic burden to society. On a global scale, family and other unpaid care predominates. Supporting caregivers is crucial, but scalable interventions are currently lacking. Because a growing number of studies have suggested that online training and support programs hold ...