title: The Family Caregiver Program: design and effectiveness of an education intervention.
abstract: How can family caregivers develop the knowledge and confidence necessary to be successful in providing care to their loved ones at home? This article describes a formal education program for family caregivers, created by Winchester Hospital's Community Health Institute in Massachusetts, to meet their needs. The article also describes a study that Winchester Hospital's Community Health Institute undertook to evaluate the effectiveness of this education program on increasing the skills and confidence of family caregivers.
authors.affiliation: Winchester Hospital, Community Health Institute, 12 Alfred Street, Woburn, MA 01801, USA. spowers@win-hosp.org
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Powers
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003479:Curriculum; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires