Open AccessClergy support and caregiver expectactions for support: A replication study
Author(s) -
Kären Robinson,
Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing,
Stephen W. Looney
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of alzheimer's disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1082-5207
DOI - 10.1177/153331750001500309
Subject(s) - psychology , replication (statistics) , disease , social psychology , gerontology , developmental psychology , medicine , pathology , virology
Clergy support is an important type of support that has often been neglected. The purpose of this study is to determine how knowledgeable clergy are about Alzheimer's disease (AD), what expectations AD families hold for support from clergy, and how clergy knowledge and caregiver expectations differ between a rural and urban area. Ries survey7 in Montana of clergy knowledge and caregiver expectations for support was replicated. The Montana study drew a clergy response rate of 41 percent compared with a 22 percent rate in this study. Responses of Kentuckiana families indicated less satisfaction with clergy support than found in Ries study. Findings suggested the need for more educational opportunities for clergy.