Caregiver self-efficacy improves following complex care training: Results from the Learning Skills Together pilot study

K Meyer, A Glassner, R Norman, D James, R Sculley… - Geriatric nursing, 2022 - Elsevier
Family caregivers to persons living with dementia increasingly provide complex care tasks,
though most (53%) do so without any training.“Complex care” includes medical/nursing …

Family caregivers' perceptions and experiences of participating in the learning skills together intervention to build self-efficacy for providing complex care

CL White, A Barrera, S Turner, A Glassner, J Brackett… - Geriatric Nursing, 2022 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to describe how an intervention to teach family caregivers of
persons living with dementia to provide complex care tasks contributes to their self-efficacy …

“Flying by the seat of our pants”: What dementia family caregivers want in an advanced caregiver training program

LW Samia, K Hepburn, L Nichols - Research in Nursing & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Although dementia caregiver stress and burden can be ameliorated with intervention, such
interventions typically occur in specific caregiving contexts and at specific points in the …

Effectiveness of powerful tools for caregivers on caregiver burden and on care recipient behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: a randomized controlled …

A Terracciano, A Artese, J Yeh, LV Edgerton… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducational
intervention, Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC), for family caregivers of individuals with …

Building on self-efficacy for experienced family caregivers: The Savvy Advanced Program

LW Samia, A O'Sullivan, KC Fallon… - The …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives The Savvy Advanced psychoeducation program was
designed for previously trained caregivers of persons living with dementia to refine their …

An evaluation of the CARES® Dementia Basics Program among caregivers

ML Pleasant, V Molinari, JV Hobday… - International …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Background: In 2014, the state of Oregon established Oregon Care Partners to provide high
quality, free training to all dementia caregivers. This study evaluated participants' changes in …

The Care Ecosystem: Promoting self-efficacy among dementia family caregivers

JJ Merrilees, A Bernstein, S Dulaney, J Heunis… - …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives To illustrate specific psychosocial interventions aimed at improving self-efficacy
among family caregivers enrolled in the Care Ecosystem, a model of navigated care …

Dementia family caregiver training: affecting beliefs about caregiving and caregiver outcomes

KW Hepburn, J Tornatore, B Center… - Journal of the …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: Family caregiving is an integral part of the care system for persons with
dementing disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease. This study tested role‐training …

Building better caregivers: a pragmatic 12-month trial of a community-based workshop for caregivers of cognitively impaired adults

K Lorig, PL Ritter, DD Laurent… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Building Better Caregivers (BBC), a community 6-week, peer-led intervention, targets family
caregivers of those with cognitive impairments. BBC was implemented in four …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of a virtual education program for family caregivers of persons living with dementia

MA Noel, E Lackey, V Labi… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Background: Family caregivers of people with dementia often experience negative impacts
including stress and burden. Psychoeducational programs can reduce these negative …