Evaluating the efficacy of TeleFAMILIES: a telehealth intervention for caregivers of community-dwelling people with dementia
| Autor: | Carol A. Manning, Scott A. Sperling, Mary S. Mittleman, Daniel S. Brown, Jasmen D. Rice |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Gerontology
030214 geriatrics business.industry education Telehealth Behavioral Symptoms medicine.disease Telemedicine 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Caregivers Intervention (counseling) medicine Dementia Humans Independent Living Geriatrics and Gerontology Pshychiatric Mental Health business health care economics and organizations 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Agingmental health. 26(8) |
| ISSN: | 1364-6915 |
| Popis: | Examine the efficacy of a telehealth-administered intervention for caregivers of persons with dementia.Two hundred sixteen caregivers engaged in the FAMILIES intervention over six months, either virtually (TeleFAMILIES caregivers reported significant reductions in ZBI (Compared to the in-person group, TeleFAMILIES caregivers experienced the same, if not greater improvements in perceived burden, depressive symptomatology, and their ability to manage their reactions to behavioral symptoms of dementia. The strengths of TeleFAMILIES are the convenience of telehealth services and its mitigation of barriers to care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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