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Institutional Respite Care: Benefits and Risks for Dementia Patients and Caregivers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Geri Adler ,
Linda Ott ,
Mary Jelinski ,
James Mortimer  and
Renee Christensen
Geri Adler
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Linda Ott
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Mary Jelinski
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
James Mortimer
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Renee Christensen
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Thirty-seven dementia patients and their caregivers were studied before and after a two-week in-hospital respite stay. Institutional respite care did not alter behavior problems in dementia patients, nor did changes in performance of activities of daily living (ADLs) by Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients exceed those expected from disease progression. Caregivers exhibited an improvement in burden and depression during the respite study, but levels returned to baseline following the patient's return home.

Type
Research and Reviews
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , March 1993 , pp. 67 - 77
Copyright
© 1993 Springer Publishing Company

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