Experts has a new look! Let us know what you think of the updates.

Provide feedback
Home
Scholarly Works
Problem-Solving Counseling for Caregivers of the...
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