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A comparison of reports of caregiver burden between foster family care providers and staff caregivers in other settings
— a pilot study | | Author(s) | Philip McCallion, Tara Nickle, Mary McCarron |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 4, no 3, August 2005 |
| Pages | pp 401-412 |
| Source | http://www.dem.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cognitive impairment ; Boarding out schemes ; Group homes ; Stress ; Pilot ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | There has been increasing concern about the impact of dementia symptoms on the lives and on the care being provided for people with intellectual disability (ID) in out-of-home settings. One such setting is foster family care homes, which, in the US, replicate family living; and while some support and resources are provided, they are not designed to meet intensive care needs. As a preliminary step towards understanding family experiences and to expand the range of interest in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and people with ID beyond traditional out-of-home settings, a pilot study was initiated that included older people with ID and symptoms of AD who were living in foster family care home settings in two regions of New York State (NY) as well as more traditional out-of-home care subjects. Comparisons of matched samples on subjective and objective burden measures suggest that there are few differences in experiences. The limitations of these findings are considered and recommendations made for future, related research. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050912211 A |
| Classmark | EA: E4: KTB: KLN: QNH: 4UC: 48: 7T |
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