Jorge Garcés

TL;DR: The psycho-educational intervention programs framed within the respite services jointly with the knowledge of the determining variables of the burden can comprise the first optimal approach in order to effectively deal with the burden problem of the informal caregivers of dependent senior citizens.

TL;DR: A social and health care model that offers alternatives to three problems arising in converging European welfare states, particularly in the southern nations: the rise in demand for services and features linked to the ageing process, the increase in dependency and the crisis of informal support is proposed.

TL;DR: The review of interventions currently available to alleviate the burden of informal caregivers of dependent persons has both social and political relevance considering the increasing number of elderly dependent persons and the need for other European and international governments to establish systems to meet the needs of the growing dependent population.

TL;DR: This study looks at the objective and subjective characteristics of home respite service provision and its impact on the informal care burden of dependent elders.

TL;DR: The concept of "mera presencia" de colate-rales was introduced by Guerin et al. as discussed by the authors, who argued that the presence of colaterales aumentaba el nivel de "drive" del sujeto and llevaba a la facilitacion social,si bien variables situaciones o de la tarea modulaban tal facilitacion.