Handbook on dementia caregiving : evidence-based interventions in family caregiving
This collection provides a comprehensive analysis of intervention approaches to dementia caregiving. It reviews the existing knowledge and provides a conceptual framework for organizing caregiver interventions of all types. Of special interest is the design of an intervention study for a culturally diverse community. The volume concludes with a discussion of how to translate intervention research into public policy, with an assessment of the future of caregiving and caregiving intervention research
1 online resource (xiii, 330 pages) : illustrations
9786611765682, 9781281765680, 9780826116741, 6611765689, 1281765686, 0826116744
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Print version:
Contributors; Introduction and Overview; 1 The Extent and Impact of Dementia Care: Unique Challenges Experienced by Family Caregivers; 2 Understanding the Interventions Process: A Theoretical/Conceptual Framework for Intervention Approaches to Caregiving; 3 Interventions for In-Home Caregivers: A Review of Research 1990 to Present; 4 The Pragmatics of Implementing Intervention Studies in the Community; 5 Development and Implementation of Intervention Strategies for Culturally Diverse Caregiving Populations; 6 Measurement Issues in Intervention Research 7 Identifying Mechanisms of Action: Why and How Does Intervention Work?8 From Intervention Studies to Public Policy: Translating Research into Practice; 9 Future Directions in Caregiving: Implications for Intervention Research; Index
English