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Effects of adult day service programs on time usage by employed and non-employed caregivers
Author(s)	Shannon E Jarrott, Steven H Zarit, Mary Ann Parris Stephens
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 19, no 4, December 2000
Pages	pp 371-388
Keywords	Day services ; Usage [services] ; Family care ; Employees ; Time conditions ; United States of America.
Annotation	Adult day services (ADS) in the US provide caregivers with a block of time away from their relatives, but may not reduce the overall time they spend caregiving. The current study considers time estimates of caregiving activities by employed and non-employed caregivers of relatives with dementia who attend a 3-month ADS programme. ADS restructured caregiving activities by reducing the time caregivers spent dealing with behaviour problems, reducing the time care recipients spent alone, and increasing the time caregivers spend away from their relatives. Differences in how ADS restructures time for employed and non-employed caregivers are discussed. Day care supplements help provided by the caregiver and other informal care sources, and provides caregivers with uninterrupted time away from their relatives. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001213201 A
Classmark	NM: QLD: P6:SJ: WK: 4E: 7T
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