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Supporting Families: Formal HCBS Supports for Informal Family Caregivers of People with IDD
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Carli Friedman – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2025
Unpaid (informal) family caregivers provide vitally important supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), but receive little support or training. This study's aim was to examine how states across the nation supported informal family caregivers in their Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) programs for…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers, Family (Sociological Unit)
A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Pain Training for Respite Workers Supporting Children with Disabilities Part Two: Training Evaluations and the Impact of Training on Knowledge Application
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Genik, Lara M.; Aerts, Elisabeth L.; Nauman, Hiba; Barney, Chantel C.; Lewis, Stephen P.; McMurtry, C. Meghan – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Within a parallel-group randomized control trial, pain training's impact on Respite Workers' (RW) care approaches and training evaluations was explored. RW (n = 158) from 14 organizations received pain or control training following randomization. Researchers were blind until randomization; allocations were not shared explicitly with…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Pain, Caregiver Training, Respite Care
A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Pain Assessment and Management Program for Respite Workers Supporting Children with Disabilities Part One: Pain-Related Knowledge and Perceptions
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Genik, Lara M.; Aerts, Elisabeth L.; Barata, Paula C.; Barney, Chantel C.; Lewis, Stephen P.; Newby-Clark, Ian; McMurtry, C. Meghan – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
This parallel group randomized controlled trial tested effectiveness of the Let's Talk About Pain training on respite workers' (RW) pain-related knowledge and feasibility-confidence-skill ratings using between-group and within-group analyses. Fourteen children's respite organizations were randomized to pain or control training. Participants…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Program Effectiveness, Pain, Training