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Peer reviewedBourgeois, Michelle S.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1997
Reports on behavior management training given to seven caregivers of a home-dwelling spouse with Alzheimer's disease. Results reveal that trained caregivers were successful at decreasing patient repetitions using written cues. Patients of control subjects showed no systematic changes in behavioral disturbances. Intervention effects lasted for 16…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Caregiver Role
