Title

Adult Day Programs For Elderly Who Are Mentally Impaired And The Measurement Of Caregiver Satisfaction

Keywords

Adult day programs; Caregiver burden; Elder daycare

Abstract

This article reports the results of a 1998 pilot study involving 26 caregivers that have relatives suffering from some type of dementia. The purpose of the study is to determine if an adult day program that specializes in helping those afflicted with dementia can serve as an effective way of providing respite care to caregivers, reducing reported levels of direct responsibility and care. According to study results, adult day program alone was not found to be a complete form of respite; however, over-all caregiver satisfaction was strong and the adult day program was viewed as a positive way to provide partial respite to caregivers. © 2000 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

2-2-2001

Publication Title

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volume

24

Issue

4

Number of Pages

51-64

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1300/J016v24n04_05

Socpus ID

85008331707 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85008331707

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