SAN FRANCISCO: Memory loss could trigger unimaginable chaos in the life of an Alzheimer’s patient but taking care of dementia patients could be no less stressful either.
To help bring some order in the lives of such Alzheimer’s caregivers a team of US researchers is to test if a Facebook web app could be of help. Studies have shown that caregivers have higher rates of depression, anxiety, insomnia and cardiovascular disease. So a team of researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis is looking for volunteers to participate in a pilot study to see if an innovative Facebook web app can help provide much-needed support to unpaid caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s.