What support do caregivers of elderly want? Results from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging

A Colantonio, AJ Kositsky, C Cohen… - Canadian Journal of Public …, 2001 - Springer
A Colantonio, AJ Kositsky, C Cohen, L Vernich
Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2001Springer
The aim of this paper is to document interest in support strategies among caregivers of
elderly persons. We used data from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging caregiver
questionnaire which included 43 informal caregivers of elderly persons living with dementia
and 145 informal caregivers of elderly persons not living with dementia. While the study
assessed interest in attending support groups (10.4%), receiving telephone support from
either a professional (44.9%) or a fellow caregiver (41.0%), receiving a newsletter (40.5%) …
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to document interest in support strategies among caregivers of elderly persons. We used data from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging caregiver questionnaire which included 43 informal caregivers of elderly persons living with dementia and 145 informal caregivers of elderly persons not living with dementia. While the study assessed interest in attending support groups (10.4%), receiving telephone support from either a professional (44.9%) or a fellow caregiver (41.0%), receiving a newsletter (40.5%), receiving volunteer support (24.2%), and interest in support via computer (14.8%), there were no significant differences between the two groups with regard to interest in any of the support services. Implications for program delivery are discussed. Planners may want to consider adding telephone support and newsletters to other supports already available for care-givers.
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