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Leisure education with caregiver support groups
Author(s)	Marcia Jean Carter, Ida O Nezey, Karen Wenzel
Journal title	Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 24, no 2, 1999
Pages	pp 67-82
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Informal care ; Needs [elderly] ; Group work ; Recreation ; Adult Education ; United States of America.
Annotation	While leisure experiences reduce the burden of caregiving, caregiver responsibilities and attitudes tend to create barriers to those leisure opportunities which can ameliorate stress. The purpose of this article is to identify the needs resulting from caregiving, discuss how leisure education programmes benefit caregivers and care recipients, and provide examples of specific leisure education strategies used in caregiver groups. Specifically, the needs of caregivers and care recipients ameliorated through leisure experiences and the incorporation of leisure education activities into support group processes are illustrated. Leisure experiences conducted in support groups offer ways to deal with challenges faced by caregivers while promoting improved care recipient alternatives. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000229220 A
Classmark	P6: IK: IGG: H: GP: 7T
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