Articles: caregivers.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Dementia: involving patients in storytelling--a caring intervention. A pilot study.
The aim of this study was to explore the potential therapeutic role of storytelling in patients with dementia and, if so, to formulate pedagogic implications for the field of nursing with the focus on dementia care. ⋯ The implications can be used as a guide when using storytelling for caring intervention with the focus on dementia care.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialTransformative aspects of caregiving at life's end.
We do not know to what extent the needs of caregivers involved with patients at the end of life are being met by care providers and whether caregiving at life's end can be a positive experience. We used the Hospice Experience Model of Care as a framework for understanding the effect of transformative tasks on caregiving at life's end. ⋯ Two mediators reduce caregiver burden and all four of the mediators improve caregiver gain. Caregivers who are able to attend to these transformative aspects find more gain in the caregiving experience.
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Psychology and aging · Dec 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialPositive aspects of caregiving and adaptation to bereavement.
This study examined how positive aspects of caregiving affect adaptation to bereavement among older adults who cared for a family member with dementia. The sample consisted of 217 caregivers who were part of the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health Study. ⋯ This effect was particularly strong for the relation between benefit and grief. Results demonstrate the importance of studying both positive and negative aspects of caregiving and their relation to bereavement outcomes.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Nov 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialA randomized trial to evaluate an education programme for patients and carers after stroke.
To evaluate the effectiveness of an education programme for patients and carers recovering from stroke. ⋯ An education programme delivered within a stroke unit did not result in improved knowledge about stroke and stroke services but there was a significant reduction in patient anxiety at six months post stroke onset.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Effects of spouse-assisted coping skills training and exercise training in patients with osteoarthritic knee pain: a randomized controlled study.
This study tested the separate and combined effects of spouse-assisted pain coping skills training (SA-CST) and exercise training (ET) in a sample of patients having persistent osteoarthritic knee pain. Seventy-two married osteoarthritis (OA) patients with persistent knee pain and their spouses were randomly assigned to: SA-CST alone, SA-CST plus ET, ET alone, or standard care (SC). Patients in SA-CST alone, together with their spouses, attended 12 weekly, 2-h group sessions for training in pain coping and couples skills. ⋯ Data analyses revealed: (1) physical fitness and strength: the SA-CST + ET and ET alone groups had significant improvements in physical fitness compared to SA-CST alone and patients in SA-CST + ET and ET alone had significant improvements in leg flexion and extension compared to SA-CST alone and SC, (2) pain coping: patients in SA-CST + ET and SA-CST alone groups had significant improvements in coping attempts compared to ET alone or SC and spouses in SA-CST + ET rated their partners as showing significant improvements in coping attempts compared to ET alone or SC, and (3) self-efficacy: patients in SA-CST + ET reported significant improvements in self-efficacy and their spouses rated them as showing significant improvements in self-efficacy compared to ET alone or SC. Patients receiving SA-CST + ET who showed increased self-efficacy were more likely to have improvements in psychological disability. An intervention that combines spouse-assisted coping skills training and exercise training can improve physical fitness, strength, pain coping, and self-efficacy in patients suffering from pain due to osteoarthritis.