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- Title
Increasing autonomy through improved care: effects of a professional care-giver training programme on the functional status of older adults.
- Authors
Navarro, Elena; Sanjuán, Miriam; Calero, M. Dolores
- Abstract
The aim of the present research was to evaluate the effectiveness of a care-giver training programme that trains professional care-givers in cognitive stimulation strategies for functional maintenance in care-dependent older adults. The sample contained 69 older adults (37 in the treatment group, 32 control group) assessed with the Barthel Index, the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Clifton Assessment Procedure for the Elderly (Cognitive Scale). Participants in the treatment group were treated by professional care-givers who were trained with the programme CUIDA-2 in communication and cognitive stimulation strategies. The results from the Barthel Index showed significant differences in the post-intervention assessment and in the follow-up assessment, where the treatment group obtained higher scores, and there were significant differences within the treatment group between the initial assessment and the post-treatment assessment, as well as between the initial assessment and the follow-up. The data obtained reflect that a training programme to train professional care-givers produced functional benefits in the older adults, and these improvements persisted over time. Moreover, the care-givers saw themselves as more competent and more satisfied with their work.
- Subjects
EVALUATION of human services programs; CAREGIVERS; GERIATRIC assessment; COMPARATIVE studies; AUTONOMY (Psychology); RESEARCH funding; BARTHEL Index; COGNITIVE therapy; ELDER care
- Publication
Ageing & Society, 2023, Vol 43, Issue 2, p324
- ISSN
0144-686X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0144686X21000519