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Measuring the effectiveness of adult day care as a facility to support family caregivers of dementia patients
Author(s)	Claudia Schacke, Susanne R Zank
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 25, no 1, February 2006
Pages	pp 65-81
Source	http://www.sagepub.com
Keywords	Day services ; Performance ; Dementia ; Family care ; Evaluation ; Germany.
Annotation	Findings are reported from an evaluation of older day care that are drawn from ANOVAs based on a comparative longitudinal design. To obtain a suitable outcome measure considering all relevant dimensions of caregiver stress, qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with 77 caregivers were analysed using content analytical techniques. Response scales were developed to assess the intensity of caregiver stress to allow further statistical analyses. Results from the ANOVA showed that use of day care significantly reduced conflicts between caregiving and job requirements, caregiving and family needs, and recreational constrictions. It is important to note that day care is effective in reducing specific, but not all, aspects of caregiving stress. For an adequate assessment of interventions meant to alleviate caregiving stress, the different dimensions of the concept must be considered. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060913007 A
Classmark	NM: 5H: EA: P6:SJ: 4C: 767
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