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Informed care
- Authors:
- BENNETT Angela, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 11.6.97, 1997, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes the impact of a series of workshops aimed at providing support and training for carers of people with dementia.
SABRE - the carer's weapon
- Authors:
- GARLAND Jeffrey, GARLAND Christina
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 5(1), January 1997, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The authors have collected ideas from ingenious and resilient carers about how they deal with the inevitable conflicts of their role, and distilled them into general guidelines that could help other carers and people with dementia.
Who cares: information and support for carers of confused people
- Authors:
- JEE Maggie, REASON Liz
- Publisher:
- Health Education Authority
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 64p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Practical booklet concentrating on what carers can do to help alleviate the problems they will encounter in looking after a person with dementia. Contains sections on: emotions as a carer; help for carers; general guidelines for caring; dealing with common problems; legal matters; and useful organisations.
Dementia reconsidered: the person comes first
- Author:
- KITWOOD Tom
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 169p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Presents a theory of dementia based on person centred care. Subjects other theories of dementia to critical scrutiny and reappraisal, drawing on research evidence, logical analysis and the author's own experience. Includes chapters on: dementia as a psychiatric category; how personhood is undermined; personhood maintained; the experience of dementia; improving care; the caring organisation; the requirements of a caregiver; and the task of cultural transformation.
Listening to older care-givers: research into aspirations for support
- Authors:
- SKELTON Judd, et al
- Publisher:
- Manchester Metropolitan University. Interpersonal and Organisational Development Research Group
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 69p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
There is a need to address the problems identified by the study through multi-sectoral policies and programmes to sustain the health of older care-givers and to maintain their ability to provide adequate care. The fact that older care givers on “24-hour call” are particularly prone to failing health comes as no surprise. Often, there is a combination of factors such as vulnerability, heavy physical demands of care and a sense of losing the quality of life. Other contributory factors are the lack of sleep and rest, the curtailment or suppression of periods of sickness and the inability of maintaining hobbies. The main indicators of negative health effects are depression, fear and a low assessment of one’s own health.
Social work and dementia: cases in point
- Authors:
- VANCE Violet, KERNAGHAN Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, December 1997, p.13.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Explores what social work can offer people with dementia and their carers through the use of two case studies.
Trends in caregiving intervention research
- Authors:
- TOSELAND W. Ronald, MCCALLION Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Research, 21(3), September 1997, pp.154-164.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article examines trends in the latter part of the 20th century in intervention research designed to support caregivers of chronically ill, older adults. The aims, content, methodology, and outcomes of studies conducted over the past two decades are reviewed and analysed. The article also discusses which trends in caregiving intervention research are likely to continue into the 21st century and suggests promising avenues for future research.
Alcohol misuse in older people: the role of home carers
- Author:
- HERRING Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 5(4), July 1997, pp.237-245.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article begins with a brief overview of the literature on alcohol misuse in older people, and discusses some of the problems of identifying and responding to problem drinking in the elderly. The paper then examines the potential role of one group of workers, home carers who, for many elderly people, are a crucial link to the world beyond their homes. It is suggested that home carers are well placed to respond to risky drinking among elderly people but that they experience both structural and personal barriers to adopting a more active role. The provision of appropriate information and training may go some way towards encouraging carers to remain alert to alcohol related problems in elderly clients but supportive, accessible services are also required.
Predictors of change and continuity in home care for dementia patients
- Authors:
- VERNOOIJ-DASSEN Myrra, FELLING Albert, PERSOON Jean
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(6), June 1997, pp.671-677.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Discusses the results of a study to investigate predictors of change in the sense of competence of primary caregivers and continuity in home care for dementia patients in the Netherlands. Regression analysis revealed that a change in the caregiver's sense of competence was independently predicted by characteristics of the patient, the primary caregiver and the professional social network. A decreased sense of competence was associated with a longer duration of dementia and the patient's more agitated behaviour, the caregiver's higher initial sense of competence and being a female caregiver sharing a household with the demented patient. Concludes that caregiver characteristics influenced the change in sense of competence but did not influence the risk for institutionalisation. Findings suggest that health professionals should pay attention to the negative consequences of agitated behaviour and to the most vulnerable group, females sharing a household with the demented patient.
Caregiver expressed emotion and depression in Alzheimer's Disease
- Authors:
- WAGNER A.W., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 1(2), May 1997, pp.132-139.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Investigates the rate of Expressed Emotion (EE) in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's Disease and depression. Also investigates the relationship of caregiver EE to patient status and caregiver burden and depression. Results found that high EE caregivers were significantly more likely to be clinically depressed and have higher levels of burden. They also endorsed fewer positive aspects of caring. Concludes that carer EE offers a useful approach to understanding important aspects of caregiver-patient interactions which may impact long term patient functioning and caregivers' ability to provide effective care.