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Direct linkTiernan, Kristine N.; Schenk, Kelli; Swadberg, Danielle; Shimonova, Marianna; Schollaert, Daniel; Boorkman, Patti; Cherrier, Monique M. – Clinical Psychologist, 2004
The validity and reliability of a novel route learning test were examined to assess the effectiveness of its use in evaluating spatial memory in healthy older adults and patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The Puget Sound Route Learning Test was significantly correlated with an existing measure of cognitive ability, the Dementia Rating Scale.…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Test Validity, Rating Scales
McKenzie, Mark – American Educational History Journal, 2004
The stages of life are now many, each having its own boundaries, logic, and a prescribed perspective of appropriate relations amongst and between members of the many stages. Just as there is a developing curriculum for the young, there is a developing curriculum in the area of elder care. Within the paradigm of staged human development, the end…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, United States History, Geriatrics, Gerontology
New York State Office for the Aging, Albany. – 1990
This manual is intended for caregivers of homebound patients with Alzheimer's disease and others who are mentally impaired. It deals with the nature of Alzheimer's, the decline in a patient's abilities, information about available services, and legal and financial issues. The manual provides guidance and suggestions to lessen the daily stress…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Community Information Services, Family Caregivers, Financial Support
Peer reviewedCox, Carole – Social Work, 1995
Using a conceptual stress development model that treats informal supports and competency as potential mediators, examined outcomes of caregiving in samples of black and white caregivers. A perceived lack of informal supports and a sense of incompetency exacerbated stress among black caregivers but had no effects among the white caregivers. (RJM)
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Blacks, Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Role
Gitlin, Laura N.; Winter, Laraine; Dennis, Marie P.; Corcoran, Mary; Schinfeld, Sandy; Hauck, Walter W. – Gerontologist, 2002
Purpose: Little is known about the specific behavioral strategies used by families to manage the physical dependency of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD). This study reports the psychometric properties of the Task Management Strategy Index (TMSI), a measure designed to identify actions taken by caregivers to simplify…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Caregivers
Zeisel, John; Silverstein, Nina M.; Hyde, Joan; Levkoff, Sue; Lawton, M. Powell; Holmes, William – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: We systematically measured the associations between environmental design features of nursing home special care units and the incidence of aggression, agitation, social withdrawal, depression, and psychotic problems among persons living there who have Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. Design and Methods: We developed and tested a…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Quality of Life, Nursing Homes, Health Facilities
