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New approaches to day care for elderly people: proceedings of an Ageing Update conference held on 7th December 1988 at Canterbury Hall, University of London
- Editor:
- MORTON Jane
- Publisher:
- Age Concern Institute of Gerontology
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 38p., tables, diags., bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Principles and practice of day care for the elderly, research results from CPA, and the experiences of Norfolk and Wiltshire Social Services Departments.
Adaptive coping of older caregiving spouses
- Author:
- SISTLER A.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 34(5), September 1989, pp.415-420.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
A study of coping mechanisms among carers of Alzheimer's Disease sufferers challenges the view that social support is an effective helping strategy.
A controlled study of respite service for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients
- Authors:
- LAWTON M. Powell, BRODY Elaine M, SAPERSTEIN Avalie R.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 29(1), February 1989, pp.8-16.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Gives details of research methodology, statistics of user characteristics, services provided and consumers' evaluation.
Gaining access to social services: general services teams and elderly disabled people
- Authors:
- CAMERON Elaine, BADGER Frances, EVERS Helen
- Publisher:
- University of Birmingham. Health Services Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 25p., tables.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Describes research into the circumstances in which old and disabled people gained access to social and health services.
Mild dementia: perceptions and problems
- Authors:
- POLLITT P.A., O'CONNOR D.W., ANDERSON I.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 9(3), 1989, pp.261-275.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on a survey showing that relatives often were unaware of a person's dementia.
The biggest challenge
- Author:
- LIEBERMAN Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.11.89, 1989, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Dementia Services Development Centre, based in Stirling University, will bring together information, training, research and evaluation in one practice-oriented package.
A comparison of the caregiving networks of dependent elderly individuals who are lucid and those who are demented
- Authors:
- BIRKEL Richard C., JONES Constance J.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 29(1), February 1989, pp.114-119.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Study showing that families caring for demented elderly people receive help from very reduced network of helpers.
The effectiveness of three group intervention strategies to support family caregivers
- Authors:
- TOSELAND Ronald, et al
- Journal article citation:
- American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 59(3), July 1989, pp.420-429.
Reports on a comparative study of groups.
Network variables as determinants of the elderly entering adult residential care facilities
- Author:
- BEAR Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 9(2), June 1989, pp.149-163.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
A research study based on social network analysis and labelling theories to explain referrals decisions.
Residential care for elderly people: characteristics of patients admitted to residential and nursing home care from hospital
- Author:
- POWER William E.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 19(1), February 1989, pp.39-51.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
A study of admissions showed breakdown in caregiver arrangements to be a major reason for entry into care.