Dementia management: an occupational therapy home-based intervention for caregivers.
This paper describes an occupational therapy intervention designed for family caregivers of persons with dementia. The intervention, based on the framework of a competence-environmental press model and the principle of collaboration, was implemented during 5 home visits. Each visit was designed to build caregiving skills through collaboration in identifying problem areas, developing and implementing environmental strategies, and modifying management approaches. A case vignette illustrates the therapeutic process and outcomes. The theoretical rationale and structure of the intervention and innovative documentation for evaluation of the theoretic process are also presented.
Corcoran
M A
MA
Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Occupational Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
Gitlin
L N
LN
D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000451:nursing; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods