TY  - JOUR
AU  - Wilz, Gabriele
A2  - Wilz, Gabriele
A2  - Fink-Heitz, Margit
DB  - BISp
DP  - BISp
KW  - Betreuer
KW  - Betreuung
KW  - Depression
KW  - Effektivität
KW  - Familie
KW  - Gesundheit
KW  - Gesundheitsförderung
KW  - Hirnfunktion
KW  - Krankenpflege
KW  - Mann
KW  - Untersuchung, empirische
KW  - Urlaub
LA  - eng
TI  - Assisted vacations for men with dementia and their caregiving spouses : evaluation of health-related effects
TT  - Unterstützter Urlaub für Männer mit Demenz und deren pflegenden Ehepartnern : Bewertung der gesundheitsbezogenen Effekte
PY  - 2008
N2  - Purpose: In this study, we conducted the first evaluation of assisted vacations for persons with dementia and their caregivers in the field of caregiving research. Design and Methods: We used a quasi-experimental, two-group, repeated measures design with two measuring times (preintervention, 3-month follow-up) to examine whether assisted vacations lead to a reduction in physical complaints and symptoms of depression in family caregivers. The sample consisted of 29 caregiving wives who were providing at-home care for husbands suffering from dementia. We selected the participants in the control group from a waiting list. Outcome measurements were made with the Giessen Subjective Complaints List and the Beck Depression Inventory. Results: The overall emotional and physical states of the participants in the intervention group showed significant improvements in comparison with those of the control group 3 months after the first interview. Implications: The results show that assisted vacations can have both immediate and longer lasting positive effects on participants' health. Assisted vacations can therefore be a way of diminishing the risk of stress disorders for caregiving spouses. Making assisted vacations available to people with dementia and their caregivers is a worthwhile goal for community support facilities working to reduce caregiver burden. Verf.-Referat
L2  - http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/48/1/115.full.pdf
SP  - S. 115–120
SN  - 0016-9013
JO  - The gerontologist
IS  - 1
VL  - 48
M3  - Elektronische Ressource (online)
M3  - Gedruckte Ressource
ID  - PU201011008367
ER  -