Family carers of people with Lewy body dementia (LBD) have a particularly high burden of
care, as LBD has a faster rate of decline, greater physical dependence and additional …

Objectives Psychosocial support for people with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and
family care partners is frequently lacking, despite the need expressed by those with lived …

Objectives To analyse the experience of individual family carers of people with dementia
who received a manual-based coping strategy programme (STrAtegies for RelaTives …

BACKGROUND Two-thirds of people with dementia live at home, receiving most care from
family carers, about 40% of whom have clinically significant depression or anxiety. This …

BackgroundThe START (STrAtegies for RelaTives) intervention reduced depressive and
anxiety symptoms of family carers of relatives with dementia at home over 2 years and was …

Background There are more than 400 000 Australians living with dementia and an estimated
200 000 carers who provide unpaid or informal care for a person with dementia. Around a …

Objective To assess whether a manual based coping strategy compared with treatment as
usual reduces depression and anxiety symptoms in carers of family members with dementia …

Background With increasing numbers of people living with dementia relying on family to
care for them at home, there is an urgent need for practical and evidence-based programs to …

Objective To assess whether the START (STrAtegies for RelatTives) intervention added to
treatment as usual is cost effective compared with usual treatment alone. Design Cost …

Aim Lewy body dementia is a common neurodegenerative dementia with unique challenges
in managing day‐to‐day life. A more in‐depth multifaceted picture of the Lewy body …