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 …

Home alone or connected: Caregiver communication and training from health providers

RJ Howe, JF Bell, A Agnoli, JL Sullivan… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background As care shifts from institutional to community settings, family caregivers are
providing increasing support to older adults, including complex medical/nursing care. In the …

[HTML][HTML] A randomised controlled trial of the Learning Skills Together (LST) intervention to improve dementia family caregivers' self-efficacy with complex care

K Meyer, K Lee, S Thorngthip, P Burant… - …, 2024 - trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com
Nearly two-thirds of family caregivers of persons living with Alzheimer's disease or related
dementias (AD/ADRD) provide complex care, including medical care. Family caregivers …

Feasibility and Efficacy of Life Review Delivered by Virtually-Trained Family Caregivers

CE Miyawaki, A McClellan, ED Bouldin… - Journal of …, 2023 - content.iospress.com
Background: Due to the high prevalence of depressive symptoms and Alzheimer's disease
and related dementias in older Americans (≥ 65 years), we developed a six-week …

Patient-Client and Family Caregiver Considerations

G Nettles, MA Joseph, J Rehm - Home Care for Older Adults Using …, 2023 - Springer
It is vital that home healthcare providers develop and maintain a clear understanding of the
patient and family caregiver's needs, concerns, and perspectives. This understanding is …

[PDF][PDF] A Community Education Curriculum Using Improvisational Theatre Techniques for Informal Dementia Caregivers

B Howell, E Dahl, A Piech, A Farris - Journal of Arts and …, 2022 - theartsjournal.org
This article describes a novel communications curriculum created for family dementia
caregivers using improvisational theatre techniques. Family caregivers often experience …