作者
Rebecca S Allen, Michelle M Hilgeman, Margaret A Ege, John L Shuster Jr, Louis D Burgio
发表日期
2008/9/1
期刊
Journal of palliative medicine
卷号
11
期号
7
页码范围
1029-1038
出版商
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
简介
We examined the efficacy of an innovative family-based intervention designed to decrease caregiving stress and increase family communication among individuals with chronic, life-limiting illnesses and their family caregivers in a randomized, contact control group design. The intervention group received three home visits in which the interventionist actively worked with the family to construct a personal Legacy, usually a scrapbook with photographs or audiotaped stories. Control group families received three supportive telephone calls. Of the 42 families that entered the project, 31 families completed follow-up assessments within 9 to 10 weeks (14 control; 17 intervention; 72% African American) for a retention rate of 74%. Intervention caregivers showed reduced caregiving stress in comparison with control group caregivers, who showed increases in stress. Intervention patients reported decreased breathing …
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