TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of an Italian educational programme for dementia caregivers
T2 - Results of a small-scale pilot study
AU - Magni, E.
AU - Zanetti, O.
AU - Bianchetti, A.
AU - Binetti, G.
AU - Trabucchi, M.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - The study investigates the role of the characteristics of direct caregivers and of their demented relatives in the effectiveness of an educational programme for caregivers. Measures of stress, depression and knowledge of the disease were employed to monitor the effects of an eight-session programme. Variables related to both the caregiver and the patient were significantly related to the degree of improvement during the course. Our conclusion is that the efficacy of educational programmes is related to caregiver-patient interaction.
AB - The study investigates the role of the characteristics of direct caregivers and of their demented relatives in the effectiveness of an educational programme for caregivers. Measures of stress, depression and knowledge of the disease were employed to monitor the effects of an eight-session programme. Variables related to both the caregiver and the patient were significantly related to the degree of improvement during the course. Our conclusion is that the efficacy of educational programmes is related to caregiver-patient interaction.
KW - Caregivers
KW - Dementia
KW - Educational programme
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U2 - 10.1002/gps.930100707
DO - 10.1002/gps.930100707
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029002516
VL - 10
SP - 569
EP - 573
JO - International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
SN - 0885-6230
IS - 7
ER -