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J I Kosberg

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PubMed1990

Components of burden: interventive implications.

A study of 127 informal caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients in Florida's Tampa Bay area was undertaken to determine the correlates of the five components of burden, as measured by the Cost of Care Index, a multidimensional measure of caregiving burden. Significant relationships between predictor variables and burden components suggest that global scores and measures of burden do not identify specific problem areas relative to the various components of burden.

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PubMed1989

The Hospice Caregiver Assessment: a study of a case management tool for professional assistance.

A Hospice Caregiver Assessment Inventory was developed to identify the problems of those caring for dying patients. A corresponding Caregiver Intervention Plan was developed from the inventory data and utilized by agency professionals. Findings revealed the problems of caregivers of dying older persons and suggested that they often need counseling and assistance prior to the death of their loved one, as well as following death.

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PubMed1989

Hurricane Elena and Pinellas County, Florida: some lessons learned from the largest evacuation of nursing home patients in history.

Prior planning for and problems associated with the evacuation of 1,860 nursing home patients in Pinellas County, Florida, due to Hurricane Elena in 1985 were studied through questionnaires administered to nursing home administrators and public documents. The most serious problems were transporting patients to shelters in a timely fashion, delayed passage of recalled staff through police checkpoints, and staff burnout.

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PubMed1978

Social work consultation to nursing homes: a study.

This is a study of 39 social work consultants to nursing homes in the Southeast who continued their consultation activities after the federal government removed the requirement for nursing homes to employ social work consultants to qualify for reimbursement of cost through federal programs. It examines their knowledge and attitudes about aging and their consultative skills in relation to case, process, and program consultation and three types of group work.

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PubMed1978

Attitudes toward elderly clients.

Many studies have found that social workers often have negative feelings about the elderly. The authors review research findings in this area, offer explanations for the negative feelings of professionals, and provide suggestions for insuring appropriate attitudes among those who work with elderly clients.

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The sub-acute center: a proposal for relocating elderly mental patients.

Both researchers and practitioners have become increasingly concerned with the plight of elderly mental hospital patients who are often inappropriately confined in state hospitals and then discharged from these facilities with little preparation for survival or attention given to the quality of community resources. This paper proposes the establishment of a new community care setting, a sub-acute center (SAC), which is designed to meet present inadequacies in the mental care system for the aged and combines elements of a foster home and a protective setting with a mental health aftercare component for more effectively preparing the elderly for independent community living. The SAC combines at least three concepts which are discussed: (a) the receiving station; (b) continuity of care; and (c) advocacy. The professional SAC staff and aides have many potential roles to play as practitioners, spokesmen, educators, consultants, and researchers.

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