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| Longitudinal effects of communication training on caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease | | Author(s) | Danielle N Ripich, Elaine Ziol, Michelle M Lee |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 19, no 2, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 37-55 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Family care ; Communication ; Training [welfare work] ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Communication breakdown in persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is reported to be among the main stressors in surveys of strain and burden in family caregivers. In this US study, 19 AD caregivers who participated in a training programme designed to improve their communication skills with their family members were compared to a control group on seven questionnaires at entry, post-training, six months, and 12 months. These self-reports measured positive and negative affect, depression, health, general hassles, communication hassles, and knowledge of AD. The training group showed decreased communication hassles and increased knowledge of AD. No significant changes were found for the control group. Overall, the training group showed less negative affect. However, when socioeconomic status was used as a covariate, this difference was no longer significant. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980820403 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6:SJ: U: QW: 3J: 7T |
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