The Efficacy of a Group Treatment Model in Helping Spouses Meet the Emotional and Practical Challenges of Early Stage Caregiving

Cummings, Sherry M.; Long, Janie K.; Peterson-Hazan, Susan; Harrison, Joan M.

doi:10.1300/j018v20n01_04

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“…Although the link to the survey may have been passed on to those not involved in support groups, it is likely that many participants were actively involved in support groups and potentially linked with other services. Not surprisingly, previous research has suggested that those involved in support groups have higher levels of Alzheimer's knowledge [10,16]. Furthermore, our sample had limited ethnic diversity.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Many family caregivers, like the general population, erroneously believe that memory loss and memory disorders are part of the normal aging process [9]. It is crucial families are knowledgeable about the disease because families cope more positively if they are educated about Alzheimer's and understand the typical progression of the disease [10].…”

Section: Family Knowledge Of Alzheimer's Diseasementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Wellinformed caregivers tend to be more active in their caregiving and are more comfortable making decisions on the behalf of the person for whom they are caring [5]. Caregivers who do not have adequate knowledge may have poor coping skills, may show addictive behavior, and may not be prepared to handle the increasing stress that comes as the disease progresses [10].…”

Section: Benefits Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…After an intervention, there is a decrease in caregiver stress [20] and many interventions have resulted in increased caregiver well-being and a reduction of burden, frustration, and depression [6,8,21]. Being a member of a support group has been associated with decreased depression and improved morale for family caregivers [10].…”

Section: Benefits Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

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Knowledge of Alzheimer's Disease Among Family Caregivers

Eshbaugh¹,

Stratton²

2016

J Comm Pub Health Nurs

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confidence: 78%

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Knowledge of Alzheimer's Disease Among Family Caregivers

Eshbaugh¹,

Stratton²

2016

J Comm Pub Health Nurs

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“…Walker, Pomeroy, McNeil, and Franklin (1994) agreed that group interventions with family caregivers must take into account the different stages of AD patients. Thus far, only one psychoeducational support group targeting relatives of early stage AD patients has been evaluated (Cummings, Long, Peterson-Hazan, & Harrison, 1998); this small study (N = 13) reported significant benefits for participants. The role of social workers in implementing educational interventions to enable individuals and families to cope with medical conditions fits well with the mission of the profession.…”

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Evaluating an Educational Intervention With Relatives of Persons in the Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

Kühn

Leon

2001

Research on Social Work Practice

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The objective of this article was to describe the results of an educational intervention for family caregivers of persons in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. A total of 58 family caregivers participated in this intervention, which consisted of five weekly educational sessions about the disease and various aspects of caregiving. Measures of knowledge about Alzheimer's disease, reactions to patients'impairments, and levels of depression at pretest, posttest, and follow-up at 9 months posttest were analyzed. The results showed that modest benefits were derived by participants at the three points in time, with knowledge about the disease improving significantly, reactions to patients' impairments improving slightly, and level of depression increasing slightly. This preliminary study reveals that the educational intervention has merit for family caregivers coping with the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, but new or different outcome measures could possibly better assess its impact.This study grew out of a concern that family members caring for relatives in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have few educational and supportive services to address their needs at this particular stage of the disease. The Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago has evaluated an average of 350 persons with dementia annually for more than 10 years. At first, the majority of new patients evaluated in the clinic were in the middle and late 531

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Personalised caregiver support: effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in subgroups of caregivers of people with dementia

Mierlo

Meiland

Roest

et al. 2011

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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This study gives a first overview of successful psychosocial interventions in subgroups of caregivers of people with dementia. It makes clear that until now, relatively little research has been done into subgroups of these caregivers. It also suggests that more research is needed to better understand which psychosocial interventions are effective for specific subgroups of caregivers of people with dementia.

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The Efficacy of a Group Treatment Model in Helping Spouses Meet the Emotional and Practical Challenges of Early Stage Caregiving

Cited by 30 publications

References 36 publications

Knowledge of Alzheimer's Disease Among Family Caregivers

Knowledge of Alzheimer's Disease Among Family Caregivers

Evaluating an Educational Intervention With Relatives of Persons in the Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

Personalised caregiver support: effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in subgroups of caregivers of people with dementia

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