Alzheimer's
Adult Daycare for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
Barriers to Daycare Utilization:
Fortinsky, Richard H., Kulldorff, Martin, Kleppinger, Alison, and Kenyon-Pesce, Lisa. (2009). Dementia care consultation for family caregivers: Collaborative model linking an Alzheimer's association chapter with primary care physicians. Aging & Mental Health, 13(2), 162-170.
The study by Fortinsky et al. (2009) discusses some of the obstacles standing between family caregivers and the admission of their patients to daycare nursing communities. The purpose of the research is to evaluate strategies that might improve the willingness of family caregivers to work with these community services. In a consultation with 84 family caregivers, the study aims to determine what strategies might raise confidence in the capabilities of such services. Additionally, the study seeks to evaluate the responses of primary caregivers to the outcomes produced by this type of intervention. A third objective of the study would be to determine how successfully caregivers and voluntary community service providers are able to collaborate in the given intervention environment. According to the study, "the dementia care consultation intervention showed favorable effects on nursing home admission and on caregiver outcomes among intervention group caregivers more satisfied with the intervention, but there are important barriers to sustaining this collaboration between primary care physicians and a voluntary sector organization such as an Alzheimer's association chapter." (p. 162)
This contributes a clear understanding, in the present research, of the paths to overcoming barriers in use of such daycare services.
Hamilton, Edith M., Braun, Jean W., Kerber, Paul, Thurlow, Christine, and Schwieterman, Irma. (1996). Factors associated with family caregivers' choice not to use services. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, 11(4), 29-38.
The study by Hamilton et al. (1996) addresses what might be considered a control group in a research discussion concerning patients with dementia and daycare services. Here, an evaluation is given on the reasons offered by primary caregivers for choosing not to utilize such services. In a discussion on the implications of the burden placed on primary caregivers in facilitating the needs of aging family members with dementia or Alzheimer's, this forms an important part of our understanding. Specifically, the study surveys 70 respondents among...
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