Impact of a psychoeducational intervention on dementia caregiving

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Of the 65.7 million caregivers in the United States (U.S.), approximately 14.9 million caregivers provide unpaid care for a person diagnosed with dementia.Most, about 80%, of this care is provided in the home and community settings.Past studies have shown positive results with psychoeducational interventions on caregiver health and stress.This study examined the impact of a psychoeducational intervention, the Family Series Workshop, on levels of coping, caregiving competence, and stress among caregivers (N = 35) of community-dwelling individuals with dementia.The Stress Process Model served as the conceptual framework.A non-controlled, pretest-posttest research design was employed.Caregivers were recruited for this study from three sites in a Midwestern metropolitan area: two churches and a hospital.Data were collected with paper/pencil questionnaires at baseline (Time 1) and post-intervention (Time 2).Using paired t-tests with random effect, caregiving competence significantly increas

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