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| Findings from a statewide program of respite care: a comparison of service users, stoppers, and nonusers | | Author(s) | Carole Cox |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 37, no 4, August 1997 |
| Pages | pp 511-517 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Family care ; Short term patients ; Usage [services] ; Stress ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study compared users of respite care with non-users and those who stopped using the programme, in the Health Resources and Services Administration-funded Alzheimer's disease demonstration grant in Maryland, US. Of those accepted into the programme, only 54% participated for at least 6 months. The primary reason for stopping were the death or institutionalisation of the relative, while those not using respite services felt they did not really need them. Determinants of programme use included the poorer cognitive status of the relative and less anxiety and greater burden among the caregivers. After 6 months, users reported fewer hours of informal assistance, less burden, and that the relative had fewer behavioural problems, although cognitive status and activities of daily living (ADLs) had deteriorated. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980608404 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6:SJ: LF7:4P: QLD: QNH: 7T |
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