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O3‐06‐05: Testing a Web‐Based Application to Help Informal Caregivers Manage Behaviors in Persons with Dementia: Wecareadvisor TM
Author(s) -
Marx Katherine A.,
Gitlin Laura N.,
Lyketsos Constantine,
Kales Helen C.,
Stanislawski Barbara
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.2016.06.541
Subject(s) - toileting , dementia , medicine , family caregivers , caregiver burden , gerontology , psychology , physical therapy , activities of daily living , pathology , disease
learning opportunity. A total of 4 workshops have been conducted in various community settings. Results: Evaluation survey results from 36 participants from different community agencies indicated a high level of satisfaction with the workshop content. Feedback also indicated that the workshop helped in building awareness about thinking about dementia and their caregiving role in a different way and learning about different strategies that focussed on joyful and humorous experiences. Agencies have increased their requests for the Social Worker to deliver this workshop for their clients emphasizing the need for further research on the impact of the workshop on caregiver outcomes and the need for exploring strategies for living well with dementia and building resilience. Conclusions: Increasing role demands and stressors impact caregiving and take a toll on caregiver health. This program focuses on the positive and protective factors of caregiving including: joy, laughter and humor. The emphasis is on building protective factors and increasing resiliency and better coping in spite of all the stressors in the caregiving journey. This program aims to enhance the knowledge of participants with newer strategies to deal with the caregiving roles and demands. [1] Schulz, R., &Martire, L.M. (2004). Family Caregiving of Persons With Dementia: Prevalence, Health Effects, and Support Strategies [Abstract]. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry,12(3), 240-249.