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Keep this study
Lead
McMaster University
With
Alzheimer Society of Canada
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
The caregiver must be the primary caregiver
Caregiver reports that the care recipient has at least one limitation in basic activities of daily living (ADL) or two dependencies in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
The caregiver must:
* provide at least 2 hours of care per day
* be caregiving for at least 6 months and
* be at least 21 years of age
The care recipients need to have a diagnosis of dementia
You may not be if
Caregiver:
* does not live with the care recipient
* has poor health (undergoing treatments for cancer, hospitalized more than three times in past year)
* planning to place care recipient in long term care within the next year
Care recipients who are confined to bed most of the day or are minimally-responsive to touch or the environment are excluded
