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Respite care: challenging tradition
British Journal of Nursing, 1992Respite care is frequently provided within a hospital setting and such a service is likely to increase due to community care policies. Nurses need to challenge traditional assumptions on which respite care is based in order to provide a more flexible service.
M, Nolan, G, Grant
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Rx for Care Givers: Respite Care
Journal of Community Health Nursing, 1987Successful nursing strategies that address the home care needs of the dependent elderly and their care givers require an expanded knowledge base for the community health nurse. Needs of the care-giving dyad are analyzed through a case study, discussion of the concept of respite, application of the nursing process, and an assessment tool. The assessment
M G, Zelewsky, E P, Deitrick
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 2002
Elderly people and their carers are not homogeneous groups, but are highly diverse in terms of their age, ethnicity, income, housing, education, geographical location and access to providers of health. In planning provision, particularly respite care, we need to focus attention on the needs and preferences of those who are not currently receiving help,
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Elderly people and their carers are not homogeneous groups, but are highly diverse in terms of their age, ethnicity, income, housing, education, geographical location and access to providers of health. In planning provision, particularly respite care, we need to focus attention on the needs and preferences of those who are not currently receiving help,
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Respite Care-Volunteers as Providers
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 19991. Although many studies examine the impact of respite care on caregivers, few studies have examined the impact of such programs on the volunteer respite provider. Results of such formative evaluation studies must be antecedent to the question of whether respite care "works." 2.
K M, Robinson, J W, Clemons
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Respite Care for Community Elderly
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1983Abstract Care of an elderly disabled relative is a responsibility that many families cannot bear on a continuous long-term basis. In this paper, the development of a respite care program is described that provides caregiver relief by offering short-term hospitalization for the elderly in the community.
B R, Hasselkus, M, Brown
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Health Services Management Research, 2004
Respite care in the form of day care centres, in-home respite and institutional care, has been the cornerstone of care for the disabled elderly. Evidence for its effectiveness in helping carers or disabled clients is hard to come by. In this paper, a proposition is put forward for a carefully designed study to answer some of the important points often
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Respite care in the form of day care centres, in-home respite and institutional care, has been the cornerstone of care for the disabled elderly. Evidence for its effectiveness in helping carers or disabled clients is hard to come by. In this paper, a proposition is put forward for a carefully designed study to answer some of the important points often
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Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 1987
Respite programs offer the care giver chance to take care of personal business just relax and rejuvenate and then return with brighter outlook and renewed energy.
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Respite programs offer the care giver chance to take care of personal business just relax and rejuvenate and then return with brighter outlook and renewed energy.
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Dementia Care and Respite Services Program
Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 1994In 1987 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced the creation of the Dementia Care and Respite Services Program (DCRSP), the first national demonstration project to focus on day center and respite services for persons with dementia. The intent of $5.1 million, 4-year (1988-1992) program was to demonstrate that nonprofit day centers could provide ...
N J, Cox, B V, Reifler
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Respite Care: A Community Needs Survey
Journal of Community Health Nursing, 1987Adult respite care has been defined as a range of in-home and institutional services that temporarily relieve care givers of frail elderly people allowing them to continue caring for the elderly at home. Care givers are spouses, siblings, adult children, neighbors, or friends.
S L, Theis, E P, Deitrick
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Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, 1996
Families with a child on chronic peritoneal dialysis have to assume a significant burden of care, which can result in stress and potential complications. Adequate preparation of the child and family with appropriate information in many forms is essential.
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Families with a child on chronic peritoneal dialysis have to assume a significant burden of care, which can result in stress and potential complications. Adequate preparation of the child and family with appropriate information in many forms is essential.
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