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'That's me, the Goother'
— evaluation of a program for individuals with early-onset dementia | | Author(s) | Jennifer M Kinney, Cary S Kart, Luann Reddecliff |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 10, no 3, August 2011 |
| Pages | pp 361-377 |
| Source | http://dem.sagepub.com/ |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Young elderly ; 60-64 age group ; Males ; Voluntary work [elderly] ; Wives ; Research ; Interviewing ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The authors conducted face-to-face interviews with six white men aged under 65 with early-onset dementia (EOD). These interviews were supplemented by a series of focus group meetings with the men's wives in order to document perceptions of a weekly, supervised volunteer programme for their husbands at a local zoo. The programme, `Get Out of the House' (or GOOTH) was designed to provide individuals with EOD a weekly opportunity to participate in meaningful, supervised volunteer work in the community. Interviews with the participants (referred to as 'Goothers') revealed that they strongly identified with the programme and were eager to share their experiences, about which they showed some depth of insight. The focus group revealed that the programme represented a break in the day-to-day routine for spouses and families as well as participants, and had benefits that extended beyond the programme time itself. Challenges with the development and implementation of such programmes and implications for research and practice are discussed. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111003017 A |
| Classmark | EA: BBA: BBC: SG: GHH: SNW: 3A: 3DL: 4C |
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