Effective caregiving approaches for patients with alzheimer's disease
1998; Elsevier BV; Volume: 19; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0197-4572(98)90055-6
ISSN1528-3984
AutoresSandy C. Burgener, Tamilyn Bakas, Cathy Murray, JoAnne Dunahee, Susan Tossey,
Tópico(s)Schizophrenia research and treatment
ResumoTo address the need for nonpharmacologic approaches to managing difficult behaviors in patients with dementia, a repeated measures design was used to test the effectiveness of educational and behavioral intervention on behavioral and functional outcomes in home-dwelling patients with dementia and their caregivers' knowledge of dementia. Baseline and 6-month postintervention data were collected for 108 subjects (54 caregiver/patient pairs) following random assignment to an intervention or comparison group. Findings included increases in caregiver knowledge in two treatment groups and patient self-care ability in one treatment group and ratings of the most effective behavioral interventions by caregivers.
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