A Qualitative Study to Determine the Impact of Caregiver Education and Support Groups

Hagen, Brad F.; Gallagher, Elaine M.

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A Qualitative Study to Determine the Impact of Caregiver Education and Support Groups

Hagen, Brad F.; Gallagher, Elaine M.

URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10133/514

Date: 1997

Keywords : Caregivers ; Geriatric Nursing

Citation: Hagen, B. F., & Gallagher, E. M. (1997). A qualitative study to determine the impact of caregiver education and support groups. Perspectives: Journal of the Gerontological Nursing Association, 21(1), 18-24.

Abstract:

This article describes an alternative approach to evaluating a program involving support groups for family caregivers, using focus group interviews conducted three months following a 10-week program. This was one component of a larger evaluation of the Supporting Caregivers in British Columbia (SCBC) program, funded by the B.C. Ministry of Health.