Psycho-education programme for alzheimer’s caregivers and its validation

Vijayalakshmi, K. and Venkatesha Murthy, C. G. (2016) Psycho-education programme for alzheimer’s caregivers and its validation. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 5 (7). pp. 86-102. ISSN 2278 – 0211

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Abstract

Alzheimer’s disease was identified a century ago and is a progressive, degenerative disease affecting the geriatric population. But evidence of research in history of disease related to pre-pathogenic or pathogenic phase is subtle. In this advanced technological world, the cognitive function of a person if impaired affects not only an individual himself/herself but also the family members by creating enormous strain and burden for family caregivers which include in all dimensions of health like social, psychological, physical or economic aspects. The rate of progression is different and unique in each patient and it stumbles the caregiver’s empowerment and the patient thereby becomes a victim / a recipient of poor care giving because of incapability to handle the issues. In this backdrop, the authors of the paper present the development of psycho-education programme with an emphasis on theoretical issues about Alzheimer’s disease and capacity building to handle the patient. The content validity of the above programme is discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	A Arts and Humanities > Psychology
Divisions:	Department of > Psychology
Depositing User:	Manjula P Library Assistant
Date Deposited:	06 Jun 2019 05:56
Last Modified:	06 Jun 2019 05:58
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/2654

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