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Rural vs urban caregivers of older adults with probable Alzheimer's disease
— perceptions regarding daily living and recreation needs | | Author(s) | Linda L Buettner, Sarah Langrish |
| Journal title | Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 24, no 2, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 51-66 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Family care ; Services ; Needs [elderly] ; Rural areas ; Urban areas ; Dementia ; Recreation ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A survey of 76 caregivers of individuals with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) was completed over a two and a half year period through the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Center at Binghamton University, NY. The survey was used to assess educational and support needs for caregiving families in rural and urban settings. The analysis of the data showed that rural caregivers and care receivers were significantly older, and used fewer services than urban families. Caregivers in both settings were very interested in learning about how to provide activities and recreation for their family member with AD. Over 90% of rural families expressed an interest in learning new ways to keep their family member busy with meaningful activities in and out of the home. The survey information obtained is important in planning and developing services for Alzheimer's families in the future. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000229219 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: I: IK: RL: RK: EA: H: 3F: 7T |
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