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dc.contributor.authorChang, E.
dc.contributor.authorEasterbrook, S
dc.contributor.authorHancock, K.
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, A.
dc.contributor.authorDavidson, Patricia
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:07:20Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:07:20Z
dc.date.created2011-02-22T20:01:46Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationChang, Esther and Easterbrook, Sally and Hancock, Karen and Johnson, Amanda and Davidson, Patricia. 2010. Evaluation of an information booklet for caregivers of people with dementia: An Australian perspective. Nursing and Health Sciences. 12 (1): pp. 45-51.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43417
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1442-2018.2009.00486.x
dc.description.abstract

The need for improved communication around end-of-life issues has been identified in cancer care. However, caregivers assisting those with dementia have been given scant attention. This study investigated the application of a new dementia information booklet for family caregivers, accessing those that were both community based and linked to a residential aged-care facility through the distribution of 672 information booklets. This occurred via 14 dementia advisory services and 48 residential aged-care facilities throughout New South Wales, Australia. A total of 233 carers (33%) completed the booklet questionnaire evaluation. The descriptive statistics indicated that most carers found the booklet useful and thought that the booklet should be freely available to them. Almost half of the carers said that they wanted to receive the information at the time of, or soon after, the diagnosis of dementia. Only a small group of respondents considered the information to be confronting. The reported anxiety was thought to be part of a larger issue of dementia education and dealing with loss and not specifically related to the booklet itself.

dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
dc.subjectcaregiver education
dc.subjectAlzheimer's disease
dc.subjectdementia
dc.subjectinformation needs
dc.subjectpalliative care
dc.subjectevaluation
dc.titleEvaluation of an information booklet for caregivers of people with dementia: An Australian perspective
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume1
dcterms.source.startPage45
dcterms.source.endPage51
dcterms.source.issn14410745
dcterms.source.titleNursing and Health Sciences
curtin.departmentCentre for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care
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