Handbook on Dementia Caregiving: Evidence-Based Interventions for Family CaregiversSpringer Publishing Company, 2000 M02 9 - 330 pages This collection provides a comprehensive analysis of intervention approaches to dementia caregiving. It reviews the existing knowledge and provides a conceptual framework for organizing caregiver interventions of all types. Of special interest is the design of an intervention study for a culturally diverse community. The volume concludes with a discussion of how to translate intervention research into public policy, with an assessment of the future of caregiving and caregiving intervention research. |
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A Review | 61 |
The Pragmatics of Implementing Intervention Studies | 127 |
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