title: Developing a faith-based caregiver support partnership.
abstract: Caring Together, Living Better (CTLB), a partnership of nonprofit and faith-based organizations, developed a culturally appropriate regional network of supportive caregiver services in the south suburbs of Chicago, IL. This article describes the findings of a mixed-methods evaluation that included network analysis to track network growth and development, tracking of service delivery, assessment of caregiver-related outcomes using standardized pre-post measures, and analysis of change stories elicited from project partners. Results include documentation of network expansion and statistically significant improvements in caregiving self-efficacy and adequacy of help. Story themes highlight participants' positive experiences with CTLB and improved caregiver quality of life.
authors.affiliation: a Leonard Schanfield Research Institute, CJE SeniorLife , Chicago , Illinois , USA.
authors.forename: Madelyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iris
authors.forename: Rebecca L H
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Berman
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D002641:Chicago; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D012067:Religion; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012944:Social Support
keywords: caregiving; ethnicity and multicultural issues; mixed methods; spirituality/religion