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P2‐373: Enhancing Support for Family Caregivers in the Community Setting Through Education on Intimacy, Sexuality, and Dementia for Health Care Professionals
Author(s) -
Marczyk Peter,
Quinn-Humphrey Kari
Publication year - 2016
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.2016.06.1584
Subject(s) - human sexuality , dementia , context (archaeology) , health care , psychology , conversation , nursing , medicine , disease , sociology , gender studies , paleontology , communication , pathology , economics , biology , economic growth
backs were incorporated into the final storyboards. All modules were designed as animation. Core module was provided to every user. Selected optional modules were provided according to the family caregiver’s need. Formative evaluation to assess usability of the program was conducted. Family caregiver’s need was assessed at baseline and satisfaction of the program was evaluated at the end of modules. Results:Family caregivers were very satisfied with the content and amount of information, the content of online activity, and the design of website. The use of animation has been shown to aid in performance and improve learning. Conclusions:The use of online support program offers users the opportunity to participate support program at their own time and pace. Further development of other modules will broaden the impact of this program. This programs need to expand to various settings such as the individual’s own home, the doctor’s office, public health centers, and senior centers. This research was supported by research fund by Seoul Metropolitan Center for Dementia and Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and future Planning(NRF. 2013R1A2A2A01069090).