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Caregiver support key to improved health, fewer nursing home placements, Jefferson researchers find
11-30-2006 · EurekAlert!Helping caregivers take care of themselves is key to enabling them to better deal with family members with dementia, a recent study by Thomas Jefferson University researchers shows. In fact, those caregivers who were provided extra, individualized support had less depression and were able to keep family members in adult day services -- and out of nursing homes -- much longer than those who did not get the extra attention.
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