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How to cope: Documenting the changing information needs of Alzheimer's caregivers

University of Missouri, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Psychology, St. Louis, Missouri.

Susan Tebb, PhD, MSW

St. Louis University, School of Social Services, St. Louis, Missouri.

Janis McGillick, MA

St. Louis Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, St. Louis, Missouri.

Educational programs for family caregivers of persons with dementia are quite popular, but vary in content and evaluation strategies. This article describes the development and content of the award winning How To Cope classes offered by the St. Louis Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. Two methods were used to obtain feedback and revise the program. Results from a telephone survey of past participants (n=35) and two focus groups (n=16) were combined to validate the continued usefulness of the program and develop curriculum recommendations.

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®, Vol. 14, No. 5, 262-269 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/153331759901400508


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