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Werner, Perla; Mittelman, Mary S.; Goldstein, Dovrat; Heinik, Jeremia – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: The stigma experienced by the family members of an individual with a stigmatized illness is defined by 3 dimensions: caregiver stigma, lay public stigma, and structural stigma. Research in the area of mental illness suggests that caregivers' perception of stigma is associated with increased burden. However, the effect of stigma on…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Mental Disorders, Social Bias, Caregivers
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Montoro-Rodriguez, Julian; Kosloski, Karl; Montgomery, Rhonda J. V. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: The goal of this study was to evaluate the practice-oriented model of service use (Yeatts, Crow, & Folts, 1992) relative to the more widely used behavioral model (Andersen, 1968) in its ability to explain the use of respite services by caregivers of Alzheimer's patients. Unlike the behavioral model, which focuses primarily on…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Access to Health Care, Alzheimers Disease, Caregivers