| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
Understanding the outcomes of a psycho-educational group intervention for caregivers of persons with dementia living at home
— a process evaluation | | Author(s) | J-P Lavoie, F Ducharme, L Lévesque |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 9, no 1, January 2005 |
| Pages | pp 25-34 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Family care ; Group work ; Evaluation ; Canada. |
| Annotation | This qualitative process evaluation study aimed to identify the primary processes of a psycho-educational group for caregivers of people with dementia, in order to better understand intervention outcomes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 participants recruited from the experimental group of a randomised controlled trial. At pre-test, participants reported their expectations of the group. At post-test, they described their group experiences, the most and least helpful aspects of the intervention, their most useful learning, and their responses during a recent episode of disturbing behaviour by their relative. Results showed that the group delivered both educational processes and support processes, which complemented each other. Participants learned coping strategies, with reframing playing a more important role than problem-solving or seeking social support. Daughters benefited more than spouses from educational processes. This study of group processes contributes to our understanding of the reported reduction in frequency of disturbing behaviour and of the change in caregivers' behaviours. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050203217 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6:SJ: IGG: 4C: 7S |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|