Skills Training for Spouses of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: Outcomes of an Intervention Study |
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Authors: | Michelle S Bourgeois Richard Schulz Louis D Burgio Scott Beach |
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Institution: | (1) College of Communication, 302 Regional Rehabilitation Center, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida;(2) University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh, 121 University Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;(3) Applied Gerontology Program, University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Box 870315, Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
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Abstract: | The effects of a 12-week intervention on a patient-focused skills training group and a caregiver-focused skills training group were compared with those on a control group that received comparable attention, but no training. Intervention effects were monitored at the completion of the treatment phase and at 3- and 6-months postintervention. Treatment implementation was documented in a comprehensive fashion to ensure replicability. Both training groups acquired skills that enabled them to improve targeted behaviors (patient problem behaviors and caregiver mood, respectively). Weaker effects were found for more distal outcomes, such as depression, perceived stress, caregiver strain, and self-efficacy. |
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Keywords: | dementia caregiver training behavioral treatment skills training |
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