Handbook on Dementia Caregiving

Download or read book Handbook on Dementia Caregiving written by Richard Schulz, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000-02-09 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.