Supporter Endurance Training

Levine, Norman B.; Gendron, Carole; Dastoor, Dolly; Poitras, L. R.; Ma, S. E. Sirota; Ma, S. L. Barza; Davis, J. C.

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“…The SET program, described in previous publications, 5,14,24 applied two major categories of well‐established behavioral techniques. The first, meditative relaxation, represents a palliative approach to offset the effect of stress on supporters by promoting physical and mental relaxation.…”

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Skills Training With Supporters of the Demented

Gendron

Poitras

Engels

et al. 1986

J American Geriatrics Society

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This study examined the effects of Supporter Endurance Training (SET) on family supporters of elderly demented patients. Single case methodology was used in evaluating the outcome of providing eight supporters with eight weekly training sessions in meditative relaxation and assertiveness. Four such supporters received no special training. A videotape dramatizing typical problem situations encountered with a demented family member was used to elicit information about supporters' coping styles. Post-training and six-month follow-up evaluation indicated improvements among trained individuals on measures related to assertiveness, problem solving, and stress reduction. Trained subjects' estimates of the length of time they would be able to cope with problems involved in caring for their relatives also increased. Few such improvements occurred among untrained subjects. These results suggest the usefulness of brief structured skills training programs in helping supporters to improve their coping abilities.

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Skills Training With Supporters of the Demented

Gendron

Poitras

Engels

et al. 1986

J American Geriatrics Society

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The Effectiveness of Services and Treatment in Psychogeriatrics

Draper

1990

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

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The future development of new psychogeriatric services in Australia may well depend upon the demonstration of their potential effectiveness and efficiency. Descriptive accounts of effective services provide ample guidelines, although formal evaluation is lacking. Examining the major psychiatric disorders of the elderly shows that most are functional. Effective acute psychiatric treatment is available for these. In dementia cases, effective therapies exist for the reduction of secondary behavioural disabilities in the sufferer and the stress on carers. Adequately resourced comprehensive psychogeriatric services would be best equipped to deliver such treatments.

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La prise en charge par la famille : problématique et implication de cette politique en psychogériatrie

Gendron¹,

Poitras²

2006

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Résumé La prise en charge à domicile par la famille est considérée comme la principale alternative au placement en institution pour les patients atteints de démence. Cette solution peut avoir d'importantes répercussions sur la qualité de vie, la santé et l'état émotionnel de la personne responsable du malade. La lourdeur du fardeau est reliée non seulement à la gravité des symptômes du malade mais également à la personnalité, au vécu et aux capacités du soignant pour faire face au stress en général. Dans ce contexte, une intervention clinique centrée sur les besoins personnels du soignant, et visant l'apprentissage d'habiletés cognitives comportementales pour mieux gérer le stress associé à son rôle, s'avère souvent un prérequis indispensable ou un complément aux autres services de support plutôt axés sur les problèmes pratiques.

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Supporter Endurance Training

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Skills Training With Supporters of the Demented

Skills Training With Supporters of the Demented

The Effectiveness of Services and Treatment in Psychogeriatrics

La prise en charge par la famille : problématique et implication de cette politique en psychogériatrie

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