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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Caregiver Education"”.
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Interpersonal APProach to Dementia: An iPad-Based Program for Caregiver Education and Decreasing Problem Behaviors in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairments
… of dementia, a high burden of care is placed on caregivers. Adult day centers offer respite, but while providing families temporary relief from caregiving responsibilities, they do not emphasize interventions for individuals with dementia. Agitation, a symptom of dementia, can affect both the …
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Early Bird Caregiver Education: A program to support caregivers of individuals living with early stage dementia or memory loss or other cognitive impairments
… continues to rise every year, with the need for caregiver education increasing as a result. Occupational therapists (OTs) have the skills and training needed to educate caregivers on how to care for not only themselves, but their loved one as well. The Early-Bird Caregiver Education Program was …
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Caregiver Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Education and Training: A Survey of Caregiver and SLP Perspectives
… pathologists (SLPs) must address caregiver education and training throughout early intervention, including when implementing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Previous research has made recommendations describing practices for SLPs in this area, such as …
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Understanding Psychosocial Treatment Non-Response in Children with Functional Abdominal Pain
… distress and impairment for both children and caregivers. Psychosocial treatments have been shown to effectively treat FAP and related outcomes. However, not all children respond to treatment. Using data from a randomized controlled trial for childhood FAP, the present study aimed to clarify …
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ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, PARENTS ARE BLUE: REDUCING CAREGIVER STRESS AND STRENGTHENING PERCEIVED SUPPORT
In this study, I examined how caregiver stress and perceptions of support shape the well-being of parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of this work was to identify effective strategies that reduce stress, strengthen resilience, and improve family-school …
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Evaluating the School Performance of Elementary and Middle School Children of Incarcerated Parents.
… also 3.8 times more likely to be raised by a caregiver with less than a high school education. Finally, within a population of low SES, poverty still significantly predicted lower test scores along with caregiver education level and school mobility. The findings of this study should be useful …
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Oral Health Services in a Medical Setting
… health status of infants and the level of their caregiver's oral health knowledge for families who received preventive oral health services in a medical setting. Methods: Using a prospective cohort study, children 0-3 years of age received an oral health screening, risk assessment, caregiver …
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Maternal Caregivers' Organization of and Reasoning Behind Coping Suggestions to Deal with Community Violence Exposure
… and the roles that proximal others such as caregivers play in that process. The current study had several aims including understanding (a) how caregivers organize and conceptualize the suggestions they give to their children to cope with community violence, (b) the themes that emerge in …
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Examining Readiness for Patients and Their Companions to Transfer From Hospitals to Skilled Nursing Facilities in Saudi Arabia
… by various factors, including clinical status, caregiver support, and demographics.</p> <p><strong>Conceptual Framework:</strong> This study is based on Meleis's Transitional Theory, which highlights the significance of understanding the processes and factors that affect transitions in …
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Needs of familial caregivers of cancer patients across the advanced cancer disease trajectory.
Familial caregivers are providing increasing amounts of care to advanced cancer patients. Increased understanding of caregivers' needs is vital in providing necessary support to lessen caregiver burden and comorbidity. This study examines particular information needs across a variety of specific …
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The Role Of The Ethics Of Care In Transformation: An Examination Of How Nonprofit Leaders Deliver Care
… from this study include the reinforcement of education, moral values, and physical activities for children. In addition, supplemental caregiver education is highly recommended, as caregivers generally spend more time with these school-aged children—the nonprofit clients—than the nonprofit …
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Proactive Prescribing Enhancing Hospice Care Through Anticipatory Pharmacy Practices
… to reduce avoidable hospitalizations, alleviate caregiver stress, improve patient comfort during the end-of-life phase through assessing RN case manager confidence in educating families about anticipatory medications and rolling out the educational pamphlet as a teaching tool. Background: Hospice …
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Occupational therapy for children with severe cerebral palsy in government healthcare facilities in the Western Cape: an overview of current services
… in activities(85%) and interviews with their caregiver (98%). Goals formulated, with some input of caregivers, related to occupational performance components (91%) more often than occupational performance (77%), and largely aimed to maintain the child's condition (68%), rather than improve …
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Nighttime Postural Care Sleep-based Outcome Measures and Education: Preparing Care Providers of Children with Cerebral Palsy
… types of assessments used and lack of effective caregiver training. AIM of DISSERTATION: 1) examine sleep-based measures used in previous NTPC research and 2) investigate the "sleep care positioning training program’s" (Lesson A), an online NTPC training program, feasibility to educate …