Measuring the Effectiveness of Adult Day Care as a Facility to Support Family Caregivers of Dementia Patients

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Schacke ◽  
Susanne R. Zank
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Adult Day Care ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Support Family

scholarly journals 3. How to Support Family Caregivers of Dementia Patients.

2011 ◽  
Vol 100 (8) ◽  
pp. 2170-2176
Author(s):  
Naoki Fujimoto ◽  
Noriko Okumura
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Support Family

scholarly journals Obtaining Information from Family Caregivers Is Important to Detect Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms and Caregiver Burden in Subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Yamagami ◽  
Kazuhiro Harada ◽  
Hiroyuki Hashidate ◽  
Yasuyoshi Asakawa ◽  
Kenji Nihei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Adult Day Care ◽  
Cognitively Normal ◽  
Behavioral And Psychological Symptoms ◽  
At Home

Background: The objectives of this study are to clarify the differences between the difficulties in daily life experienced by patients with both mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and chronic disease and those experienced by healthy elderly individuals. Methods: We assessed (a) cognitive function; (b) gait ability; (c) behavioral and psychological symptoms (observed at home); (d) activities of daily living (observed at home); (e) family caregiver burden, and (f) intention to continue family caregiving of 255 cognitively normal and 103 MCI subjects attending adult day care services covered by long-term care insurance, and compared the two groups. Results: Subjects with MCI display more behavioral and psychological symptoms than cognitively normal subjects, posing a heavy caregiver burden (p < 0.01). Behavioral and psychological symptoms most commonly observed in subjects with MCI are apathy, hallucinations, delusions, agitation, and aberrant motor behavior. Conclusion: Information regarding the behavioral and psychological symptoms displayed at home by patients with MCI can only be obtained from family caregivers living with the patients. To provide early-stage support for elderly patients with MCI, adult day care workers should collect information from family caregivers regarding behavioral and psychological symptoms observed at home.

scholarly journals Stress Reduction for Family Caregivers: Effects of Adult Day Care Use

1998 ◽  
Vol 53B (5) ◽  
pp. S267-S277 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Zarit ◽  
M. A. P. Stephens ◽  
A. Townsend ◽  
R. Greene
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Adult Day Care

Working With Family Caregivers of Dementia Patients

ASHA Leader ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (16) ◽  
pp. 25-25
Author(s):  
Rosemary Lubinski
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Dementia Patients

scholarly journals Family Physician’s and Primary Care Team’s Perspectives on Supporting Family Caregivers in Primary Care Networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3293
Author(s):  
Jasneet Parmar ◽  
Sharon Anderson ◽  
Marjan Abbasi ◽  
Saeed Ahmadinejad ◽  
Karenn Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Care Team ◽  
Primary Care Team ◽  
Caregiver Support ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Primary Care Teams ◽  
Support Family

Background. Research, practice, and policy have focused on educating family caregivers to sustain care but failed to equip healthcare providers to effectively support family caregivers. Family physicians are well-positioned to care for family caregivers. Methods. We adopted an interpretive description design to explore family physicians and primary care team members’ perceptions of their current and recommended practices for supporting family caregivers. We conducted focus groups with family physicians and their primary care team members. Results. Ten physicians and 42 team members participated. We identified three major themes. “Family physicians and primary care teams can be a valuable source of support for family caregivers” highlighted these primary care team members’ broad recognition of the need to support family caregiver’s health. “What stands in the way” spoke to the barriers in current practices that precluded supporting family caregivers. Primary care teams recommended, “A structured approach may be a way forward.” Conclusion. A plethora of research and policy documents recommend proactive, consistent support for family caregivers, yet comprehensive caregiver support policy remains elusive. The continuity of care makes primary care an ideal setting to support family caregivers. Now policy-makers must develop consistent protocols to assess, and care for family caregivers in primary care.

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