Robert J Hartke1, Rosemarie B King. 1. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study evaluated the effectiveness of telephonegroups for older, spousal caregivers of stroke survivors. METHOD: The 88 caregivers were mostly white females who were 70 years old on average and who had been providing care for an average of 3 years. Participants were randomized to treatment or control conditions, followed for 6 months, and assessed for depression, burden, loneliness, stress, and competence. Treatment participants engaged in an eight-session psychoeducational telephone group. RESULTS: Treatment participants showed decreased stress over time but were not significantly different from control participants in the amount of change in stress. Control participants showed a significant increase in burden during the study; treatment participants showed a significant increase in competence.
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PURPOSE: This study evaluated the effectiveness of telephone groups for older, spousal caregivers of stroke survivors. METHOD: The 88 caregivers were mostly white females who were 70 years old on average and who had been providing care for an average of 3 years. Participants were randomized to treatment or control conditions, followed for 6 months, and assessed for depression, burden, loneliness, stress, and competence. Treatment participants engaged in an eight-session psychoeducational telephone group. RESULTS: Treatment participants showed decreased stress over time but were not significantly different from control participants in the amount of change in stress. Control participants showed a significant increase in burden during the study; treatment participants showed a significant increase in competence.
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