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A psycho-educational intervention focused on communication for caregivers of a family member in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease
— results of an experimental study | | Author(s) | Krystyna Klodnicka Kouri, Francine C Ducharme, Francine Giroux |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 10, no 3, August 2011 |
| Pages | pp 435-453 |
| Source | http://dem.sagepub.com/ |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Family care ; Communication ; Group work ; Therapy ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | A psycho-educational intervention focused on communication was conceived for caregivers of family members in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease and tested on five outcome variables: caregiver knowledge, perceptions of communication difficulties and degree of perceived disturbance related to these difficulties, self-efficacy and skills. Guided by a theoretical framework that encompassed geragogy, the McGill model of nursing and self-efficacy theory, the intervention was evaluated via an experimental design with pre-post tests. 50 family caregivers were randomly assigned to an experimental group (intervention programme), or to a control group (information flier on communication and memory). Statistically significant effects were found on four dependent variables: caregiver knowledge, degree of disturbance related to communication difficulties, self-efficacy and skills. No significant effects were observed in regard to the perceived presence of communication difficulties. This communication programme serves as a useful tool to prepare caregivers for their new role. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111003021 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6:SJ: U: IGG: LO: 4C |
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