E-care: A telecommunications technology intervention for family caregivers of dementia patients

Sanford Finkel; Sara J. Czaja; Richard Schulz; Zoran Martinovich; Carol Harris; Donna Pezzuto

doi:10.1097/JGP.0b013e3180437d87

E-care: A telecommunications technology intervention for family caregivers of dementia patients

Sanford Finkel^*, Sara J. Czaja, Richard Schulz, Zoran Martinovich, Carol Harris, Donna Pezzuto

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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OBJECTIVE:: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a technology-based psychoeducational intervention for family caregivers of dementia patients. An additional objective was to determine if the intervention could be implemented by a community-based social service agency. METHODS:: Forty-six caregivers were randomly assigned to either a technology-based intervention or an information-only control condition. RESULTS:: Caregivers assigned to the intervention condition reported a significant decrease in burden postintervention and those who evidenced high depression at baseline experienced a significant decline in depression. CONCLUSION:: This study provides evidence that technology offers a cost-effective and practical method for delivering interventions to caregivers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	443-448
Number of pages	6
Journal	American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Volume	15
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e3180437d87
State	Published - May 2007

Keywords

Caregivers
Dementia
Technology

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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