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American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®
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The Effects of a Dementia Nurse Care Manager on Improving Caregiver Outcomes Outcomes

Janet Specht, PhD, RN, FAAN

University of Iowa College of Nursing, Janet-specht{at}uiowa.edu

Ann Bossen, MSN, RN

University of Iowa College of Nursing

Geri Richards Hall, PhD, ARNP, CNS, FAAN

University of Iowa College of Nursing

Bridget Zimmerman, PhD

University of Iowa College of Public Health Iowa City, Iowa

Jane Russell, MA Linguistics & MIS

University of Iowa College of Nursing

Iowa's Administration on Aging's Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grant to the States was a project to implement and evaluate a nurse care management model of service delivery for persons with dementia or care recipient and their family caregiver that was integrated with the case management system. The goal of the nursing service delivery model was to maintain persons with dementia safely in their homes, by connecting them with appropriate services and providing support to the care recipient and caregivers. Outcomes measures were evaluated over time. This article defines the role of dementia nurse care management and shares the results of the outcomes measurements. The evaluation showed that caregivers assisted by nurse care managements were more likely to show improvement in their stress levels, endurance potential, and well-being. This improvement was consistent over time.

Key Words: nurse care manager • case management • caregiver outcomes

This version was published on June 1, 2009

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®, Vol. 24, No. 3, 193-207 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1533317508330466
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