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‘Taking Care of Myself’

Efficacy of an intervention programme for caregivers of a relative with dementia living in a long-term care setting

Francine Ducharme

University of Montreal, Canada, francine.ducharme{at}umontreal.ca

Louise Lévesque

University of Montreal, Canada, louise.levesque{at}umontreal.ca

Lise Lachance

Laval University, Canada, Lise.Lachance{at}fse.ulaval.ca

Francine Giroux

University of Montreal, Canada, girouxf{at}magellan.umontreal.ca

Alain Legault

University of Montreal, Canada, alain.legault{at}umontreal.ca

Michel Préville

University of Sherbrooke, Canada, mpreville{at}courrier.usherb.ca

The purpose of this randomized study was to test the efficacy of an intervention programme entitled ‘Taking Care of Myself’ on selected indicators of mental health of daughter caregivers of elderly parents with dementia living in a long-term care setting. The programme is based on an empowerment perspective and on a stress and coping theoretical framework. Three groups of caregivers were compared: one took part in the experimental programme (EG, N= 45), one in a comparison programme offered by a Quebec Alzheimer Society (AG, N = 51), and another was a control group (CG, N = 41). Two successful outcomes are unique to the EG condition, that is, competence dealing with health care staff and perceived challenge of the caregiver role. Prediction analyses also provide statistical support for the efficacy of the EG and AG conditions to produce successful outcomes with respect to common indicators (perceived threat and role overload, control by self, informal/formal social support, and use of the coping strategy of reframing). These results provide avenues of intervention for promoting the mental health of caregivers of an institutionalized relative.

Key Words: institutionalization • intervention • mental health • placement • spouse carers

Dementia, Vol. 4, No. 1, 23-47 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1471301205049189
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