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Reflections on a caregiver enrichment program

Kristin Martin, MS

Alzheimer's Disease Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas

Doris Svetlik, BS, RN, MS

Clinical Core of The Alzheimer's Center Dallas, Texas

Mark Sizemore, PhD

Gerontology and Geriatric Services, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Myron F. Weiner, MD

Universit of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Clinical Core of the Alzheimer's Disease Center, Dallas, Texas

The authors report their preliminary impressions of a caregiver enrichment program designed to mitigate caregiver burden, The program included individual needs assessment, an educational program, home visits, and an algorithm-based series of interventions based on a modification of the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI). Six illustrative cases are included that demonstrate the needfor individualized assessment and intervention rather than a fixed program of interventions

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®, Vol. 11, No. 6, 29-36 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/153331759601100606


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