Engaging communities in evidence-based interventions for dementia caregivers.
Caring for a family member with dementia is associated with unique stressors and burdens related to caregiving. Delivering interventions with proven efficacy to dementia caregivers remains a challenge because of the complexity of providing psychosocial support and skills training for caregivers within current models of formal healthcare services. This article focuses on implementation research and presents a dementia caregiver model program that merges an evidence-based intervention with a proven volunteer program, resulting in the implementation research program called Support Teams for Caregivers. In this article, we delineate our implementation model, describe the program, and present a case study.
Stevens
Alan B
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Program on Aging and Care, Scott and White Healthcare, Temple, Texas 76508, USA. astevens@swmail.sw.org
Lancer
Kevin
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Smith
Emily R
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Allen
Lisa
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McGhee
Richard
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D017028:Caregivers; D003704:Dementia; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*