Respite Targeted to Older Adults

Study Aim/Purpose: This study sought to evaluate the impact of two weeks of institutional respite care provided in four community hospital units in East Midlands, United Kingdom on sleep patterns…

Study Aim/Purpose: To describe the Older Carers Program in Western Australia administered by the Australian Red Cross and whether it met its stated objectives and carried out its intended activities.…

Study Aim/Purpose: The study’s purpose was to examine the short and long-term effects of the Adult Day Service Plus (ADS Plus) program, which integrates care management within adult day center…

Study Aim/Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine whether adult day service (ADS) use and its related reductions in primary caregiving hours would positively impact caregivers’ negative emotional…

Study Aim/Purpose: The study examined the short-term (2 month) effects of adult day services (ADS) participation by individuals with dementia on their behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) immediately…

Study Aim/Purpose: This study sought to measure the impact and level of hospice respite benefits used in the Hospice Caregiver Support Project, designed to provide in-home support services to unpaid,…

Study Aim/Purpose: This study had two aims. The first was descriptive, to describe the characteristics of users and services received from and satisfaction with the Home Help Service (HHS), a…

Study Aim/Purpose: This Australian study examined the effects of a short term residential caregiver education and respite program called the Going to Stay at Home (GTSAH) program. GTSAH was provided…

Study Aim/Purpose: This study examined the self-efficacy impacts of an intervention targeted to caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s diseases, with a specific focus on differences in effects on African American…