The Family Caregiver Program: design and effectiveness of an education intervention.
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.
Powers
Susan E
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Winchester Hospital, Community Health Institute, 12 Alfred Street, Woburn, MA 01801, USA. spowers@win-hosp.org
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