[Dementia caregiver skill training--predictors for utilisation and expected quality from the family caregiver's point of view].
OBJECTIVE
Which variables are predictors for the utilisation of caregiver skill training and what are the views of caregivers about its quality?


METHODS
A written survey of 404 family caregivers of dementia patients was carried out.


RESULTS
The estimation of helpfulness of skill training, lower level of education of the caregiver and higher age of the dementia patient are significant predictors. Caregivers most frequently expressed a wish for practical instruction on caregiving activities.
Donath
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Bereich Med. Psychologie und Med. Soziologie der Psychiatrischen und Psychotherapeutischen Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen. carolin.donath@uk-erlangen.de
Luttenberger
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006266:Health Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*