Professional allocations of counseling service to persons with Alzheimer's disease: an exploration.
Individual, family, and group counseling service recommendations made by California's diagnostic and treatment center staff to a clinical sample of Alzheimer's disease clients (N = 822) are examined using logistic regression. Predictors included the patients' enabling, need, and predisposing characteristics. Analysis shows that staff tend to consider fewer patient characteristics, and rely more on assessed family problems and payment source when deciding whether they recommend counseling to their patients.
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Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0612.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003376:Counseling; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012803:Sick Role