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F3‐01‐04: Occupational therapy for community‐dwelling older people with dementia and their caregivers: From development to implementation
Author(s) -
VernooijDassen Myrra
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2011.05.2377
Subject(s) - occupational therapy , quality of life (healthcare) , intervention (counseling) , mood , competence (human resources) , medicine , dementia , guideline , psychological intervention , feeling , nursing , psychology , physical therapy , clinical psychology , disease , social psychology , pathology
through the major transitions of nursing home placement and death of the person with dementia. The success of the original study has led to numerous community implementations in the United States. In Minnesota, a Administration on Aging demonstration project is now being embedded in the social service system for the entire state. The results in the first 2 years mirror those obtained in the treatment group in the original study. Conclusions: Our results suggest that a short course of intensive counselling and readily available supportive maintenance that includes not only the spouse caregiver, but also other family members, can have long-lasting effects on the well-being of spouse caregivers. The structure of the NYUCI permits flexibility of content, making it an ideal intervention for diverse cultures. The results of the community implementation efforts will have important implications for future research and for targeting services to assist family caregivers.