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Use of a memory notebook to help Alzheimer caregivers manage behavioral excesses
Author(s)	Tom Holmes
Journal title	Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 17, no 3, 2000
Pages	pp 67-80
Source	Haworth Document Delivery Service, The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA.
Keywords	Dementia ; Behaviour disorders ; Informal care ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Occupational therapy.
Annotation	Caregivers providing home care to someone with dementia often need assistance in managing the care recipient's behavioural excesses. Occupational therapists are uniquely qualified to provide the services required to these caregivers. This case study demonstrates the effect of educating a caregiver in the use of a memory notebook in reducing the behavioural excesses of her 87 year old mother with dementia. A single subject AB quasi-experimental design was used to assess the effects of this in-home caregiver education programme. Results suggests that memory notebook use was associated with a reduction in the rate of behavioural excesses for the care recipient. The discussion considers the role of occupational therapy in dementia care, and calls for further research on in-home treatment packages that deal with the behavioural excesses exhibited by those with dementia. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001207206 A
Classmark	EA: EP: P6: DB: LOH
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