Journal article
Problem-Solving Counseling for Caregivers of the Cognitively Impaired: Effective for Whom?
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Individualized problem-solving counseling for caregivers of cognitively impaired relatives is thought to help caregivers cope with the stress and burden of caregiving. Few studies have shown the effectiveness of counseling for these caregivers.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness of individualized problem-solving counseling by nurses for caregivers and the expenditures of health care utilization.
Authors
Roberts J; Browne G; Milne C; Spooner L; Gafni A; Drummond-Young M; LeGris J; Watt S; LeClair K; Beaumont L
Journal
Nursing Research, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 162–172
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 1999
DOI
10.1097/00006199-199905000-00006
ISSN
0029-6562