Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-23-2016
Publication Title
BioMed Central Geriatrics
Department
Geisel School of Medicine
Abstract
Most patients with dementia or cognitive impairment receive care from family members, often untrained for this challenging role. Caregivers may not access publicly available caregiving information, and caregiver education programs are not widely implemented clinically. Prior large surveys yielded broad quantitative understanding of caregiver information needs, but do not illuminate the in-depth, rich, and nuanced caregiver perspectives that can be gleaned using qualitative methodology. We aimed to understand perspectives about information sources, barriers and preferences, through semi-structured interviews with 27 caregivers. Content analysis identified important themes
DOI
10.1186/s12877-016-0338-7
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Peterson, Kendra; Hahn, Howard; Lee, Amber J.; Madison, Catherine A.; and Atri, Alireza, "In the Information Age, Do Dementia Caregivers Get the Information They Need? Semi-Structured Interviews to Determine Informal Caregivers’ Education Needs, Barriers, and Preferences" (2016). Dartmouth Scholarship. 609.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/609
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