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Reducing caregiver burden through short-term training: evaluation findings from a caregiver support project
- Authors:
- BARUSCH Amanda Smith, SPAID Wanda M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 17(1/2), 1991, pp.7-33.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Reports on and evaluates a Caregiver Support Project designed to enhance coping skills and reduce stress for elderly carers by group or in-home training sessions.
'A whole month of pleasure' - making music on the South Downs
- Authors:
- WYNN-JONES Freya, FORDHAM Kathy, HILL Vicky
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 18(4), July 2010, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
This article describes an innovative project for people with dementia and their carers at Glyndebourne Opera House. During November and December 2008 and 2009, the Glyndebourne education department provided a series of 4 sessions for people with dementia and their carers. The Glyndebourne project was jointly funded and developed through a partnership between Glyndebourne Festival Opera and the Lewes Villages Dementia Carers Outreach Service. Between 20 and 30 people with dementia and their carers took part in the project each year. The participants met at Glyndebourne for 1 morning a week for 4 weeks. Each workshop provided various opportunities to listen and play musical instruments, to sing, reminisce and create visual props, and ended with a short performance from the musicians. In 2009, dance and movement were also included. The project was evaluated using various methods, including coded observation on the level of engagement and enjoyment of the carers and people with dementia, recording of participants comments after each session, and completion of a brief evaluation form by carers after the final session. The results of the evaluation were extremely positive. Conclusions from the evaluation and lessons learned are discussed.
Older carers and dementia
- Author:
- KITCHEN Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 9(1), March 2005, pp.17-20.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author reports on a successful review his organisation, Get Heard, carried out of a support service to carers of people with dementia in Cheshire, and demonstrates how vital these services are, following on from the higher profile support for carers now has following the introduction of the Carers Act 2004.
Counsel of success
- Author:
- FREE Tina
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 10(6), November 2002, p.18.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Reports on the evaluation of Dementia Care Trust's counselling service for carers, which now also offers counselling for people with dementia too.
Accepting of hospital-based respite care by families and elders
- Authors:
- GONYEA Judith G., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 13(3), Summer 1988, pp.201-208.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Describes and evaluates a scheme and discusses the need to encourage use of the facility.
Community care for the frail elderly: an urban experiment
- Authors:
- CHALLIS David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 18(Supplement), 1988, pp.13-42.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Describes the development of the Gateshead project, outcomes, measures of quality of life and adequacy of care.
Evaluation of the ‘Unforgettable’ art programme by people with dementia and their care-givers
- Authors:
- HENDRIKS Iris, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 41(2), 2021, pp.294-312.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Art programmes have been shown to contribute to the quality of life of people with dementia. To understand how people with dementia benefit from art programmes it is important to evaluate them. ‘Unforgettable’ is an interactive museum programme for people with dementia and their care-givers in the Netherlands. This study examined how it is experienced and appreciated by its users. It also investigated whether the user experience and appreciation are linked to their specific background characteristics. In a single-group design, we used a ‘take-home’ survey to collect the participants’ background characteristics and their experience and appreciation of the programme. A before and after intervention measurement took place, using a smiley face scale, to measure the change in mood of participants. Participants evaluated the programme very positively. Social interaction proved a key factor in their appreciation. The mood of the persons with dementia (N = 95) and care-givers (N = 104) improved after participation in the ‘Unforgettable’ programme. The results of this evaluation may contribute to the quality of art programmes in museums. (Edited publisher abstract)
Association between components of family caregivers' sense of burden and types of paid care services provided in Japan
- Authors:
- NAKAGAWA Yoshinori, NASU Seigo
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 15(6), August 2011, pp.687-701.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The aim of this study was to describe the correlation of the extent of use of paid care services with family caregivers' sense of burden, focusing on which factors of burden and which care services were significantly related to each other. The context was care services available through Japan's long-term care insurance system, which is explained in the article. The authors collected data through online questionnaires completed by 1,212 caregivers of older people throughout Japan who were registered members of an internet research company. The article sets out the methodology, including calculations and regression analysis, and the results. The conclusions were that paid care services do relieve caregivers' sense of burden, and that measures to increase the ratio of people with the weakest sense of burden by encouraging the use of care services do not necessarily match those that decrease the ratio of people feeling the heaviest burden. The article notes that policies that encourage caregivers to use more care services can be more effective if policymakers know which type of care service is related to a burden component.
Willingness-to-pay for reductions in care need: estimating the value of informal care in Alzheimer's disease
- Authors:
- GUSTAVSSON Anders, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(6), June 2010, pp.622-632.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study attempted to estimate the value of informal care in Alzheimer's disease patients using contingent valuation. Five hundred and seventeen primary carers in four countries (UK, Spain, Sweden, and US) were administered a questionnaire. Carers estimated the amount they were willing to pay for a reduction in care burden by 1 hour per day, or a total elimination of care needs. Further, the relationship between carer willingness to pay and carer and patient characteristics including disease severity and income was examined. Findings showed that carers spend on average 7 to 9 hours per day on giving care to their patient, of which 4 to 5 hour constituted basic and instrumental activities of daily living. For a 1 hour reduction in care per day, carers said that they were willing to pay £105, £121, £59, and £144 per month in the UK, Spain, Sweden, and US respectively. The willingness to pay was higher for carers with higher disposable income while the influence of other factors varied across countries. About one-third of carers were not willing to pay anything for a reduction in care. The authors concluded that carers’ stated willingness to pay for reductions in care giving time is substantial and comparable to the prices currently paid for treatments that achieve this benefit. Its determinants seem more directly related to carer status than directly to patient status and may vary by region and by cultural and sociologic factors.
Why family carers matter: a local study of the work of Suffolk Family Carers (part of the Princess Royal Trust Carers Centre Network)
- Authors:
- McDONALD Ann, BAILEY Sue
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia. School of Social Work and Psychosocial Studies
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 41p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
The report is an evaluation of ‘Suffolk Family Carers’ which is a registered charity providing support for people who are caring at home for a family member or friend who is frail, elderly, sick or disabled. The evaluation has a number of different strands. Firstly it will look at who uses their services; where in Suffolk they live, which services they use and with what frequency. Secondly it evaluates whether and how Suffolk Family Carers help carers in their caring role. Thirdly it considers the impact that the organisation has on aspects of carer wellbeing and quality of life, and whether the services enable carers to maintain and develop social and leisure contacts, remain in employment and maintain good health. Fourthly it assesses any preventative impact that the organisation’s services have, in terms of avoiding increased levels of dependency on public services by the carer and the cared-for person. Finally the views of key stakeholders, including commissioning and funding bodies, are sought as to how the organisation is fulfilling its role.