TY - JOUR
T1 - A Stress-Busting Program for family caregivers
AU - Lewis, Sharon L.
AU - Miner-Williams, Denise
AU - Novian, Allen
AU - Escamilla, Monica I.
AU - Blackwell, Paula H.
AU - Kretzschmar, Jennifer Hale
AU - Arevalo-Flechas, Lyda C.
AU - Bonner, Peter N.
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - Aging baby boomers, longer life spans, and rising levels of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) will result in a caregiver crisis in the near future. The ways in which caregivers deal with stresses related to caregiving will be critical to both their own well-being and their ability to care for others. The purpose of this article is to describe the Stress-Busting Program (SBP) for family caregivers and its effectiveness. The essential components of the SBP are education, stress management, problem solving and support delivered in a group setting for 9 weeks. Results of the SBP indicate that throughout the program, caregivers experienced significant improvements in general health, vitality, social function, and mental health scores and decreases in anxiety, anger/hostility, depression, perceived stress, and caregiver burden. The SBP is a cost-effective health-promotion strategy for caregivers who have substantial ongoing stress.
AB - Aging baby boomers, longer life spans, and rising levels of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) will result in a caregiver crisis in the near future. The ways in which caregivers deal with stresses related to caregiving will be critical to both their own well-being and their ability to care for others. The purpose of this article is to describe the Stress-Busting Program (SBP) for family caregivers and its effectiveness. The essential components of the SBP are education, stress management, problem solving and support delivered in a group setting for 9 weeks. Results of the SBP indicate that throughout the program, caregivers experienced significant improvements in general health, vitality, social function, and mental health scores and decreases in anxiety, anger/hostility, depression, perceived stress, and caregiver burden. The SBP is a cost-effective health-promotion strategy for caregivers who have substantial ongoing stress.
KW - Alzheimer's disease
KW - Alzheimer's disease and
KW - Caregiving
KW - Intervention
KW - Related dementias
KW - Stress
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U2 - 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2009.tb00271.x
DO - 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2009.tb00271.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 19583056
AN - SCOPUS:68149149511
VL - 34
SP - 151
EP - 159
JO - Rehabilitation Nursing
JF - Rehabilitation Nursing
SN - 0278-4807
IS - 4
ER -