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Effect of support groups on family caregivers to the frail elderly
Author(s)Andrée Demers
Journal titleCanadian Journal on Aging, vol 15, no 1, Spring 1996
Pagespp 129-144
KeywordsFamily care ; Self help organisations ; Social work ; Canada.
AnnotationThe results of this study indicate that family caregivers' participation in support groups did not lower their subjective burden, but contributed to its increase. Conversely, such participation appears to have an effect on their level of depressive symptoms. Both these effects, reported at the end of the support group experience, persisted three months later. Various possible explanations of these contradictory results are discussed.
Accession NumberCPA-970212009 A
ClassmarkP6:SJ: PQ: IG: 7S

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