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Coping with dementia — evaluation of four nonpharmacologic interventions
Author(s)	Mary P Quayhagen, Margaret Quayhagen, Robert R Corbeil
Journal title	International Psychogeriatrics, vol 12, no 2, June 2000
Pages	pp 249-266
Keywords	Dementia ; Spouses as carers ; Therapy ; Psychiatric treatment ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Day services ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
Annotation	Caregivers (65 women, 38 men) and their dementia-diagnosed spouses (patients) were randomised to one of four treatments (cognitive stimulation, dyadic counselling, dual supportive seminar, and early-stage day care), or to a waiting list control group. Assessments occurred initially and at post-intervention (3 months). Patients in the cognitive stimulation group demonstrated more improvement over time in cognitive outcomes, and caregivers' depressive symptoms decreased. Early-stage day care and dual supportive seminar group caregivers reported a decrease in hostility and decrease in use of negative coping strategies, respectively. Although qualitatively derived benefits differed across groups, similarities in treatment content reduced the potential for quantitative differentiation between the groups. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001109217 A
Classmark	EA: P6:SN: LO: LP: IT: NM: 4C: 7T
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