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Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Baggett, Sharon, and Pratt, Clara C.
Abstract:: Published March 1993. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Dementia Care Unit." Oregon Long Term Care Ombudsman Program 2475 Lancaster NE Building B, Suite 9

Creator:: Kwon, Oh-Jung
Abstract:: This exploratory study described the protected living environments of segregated Alzheimer/Dementia Units (ADUs) and compared them to selected physical aspects of the larger institutions in which they were housed. A nonrandom, purposive sample used in this study included 99 nursing homes with ADUs in 34 states. Data were collected using...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: impairment or behavioral problems is a new phenomenon in U. S. long term care facilities. Alzheimer and

Creator:: Wright, Scott D.
Abstract:: Alzheimer's disease, a chronic and irreversible form of dementia, has been recognized as one of the most critical medical-social-economic problems facing our country. As Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias progress, the patient becomes increasingly dependent upon family and natural support systems to provide care. This dependency can place the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 1985 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank the Intermountain West Long-Term Care Center

Creator:: Hall, Lynn L.
Abstract:: Video Respite (VR) is a series of videotapes designed to capture long-term memory and maintain the attention of patients with Alzheimer's Disease. The purpose of this study was to determine whether VR viewing significantly affects the behavior of cognitively impaired nursing home residents. Specifically, repeated measures ANOVA and paired t-tests...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Extension, University of Idaho. Extension, Schmall, Vicki L., Bowman, Sally R., 1949-, Cleland, Marilyn, and Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension
Abstract:: This publication is designed to give family and professional caregivers a fuller understanding of dementia in later life and ways to cope more effectively with the changes resulting from it. In addition to general care guidelines, the publication outlines approaches for handling specific problems —driving, wandering, money management, hiding items,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Caregivers PNW 314 Reprinted August 2005 A Pacific Northwest Extension Publication Oregon State University

Creator:: Coehlo, Deborah Padgett
Abstract:: The occurrence and timing of residential care of patients with dementia is impacted by several care recipient and caregiver variables. Previous research has shown a strong relationship among residential placement and marital status, cognitive decline, deterioration in functional abilities, and presence of behavior problems in the care recipient. Research on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: dementia at the Oregon Alzheimer's Disease Center at Oregon Health Sciences University. The caregivers of

Creator:: Hall, Brandi June
Abstract:: Caregiving circumstances frequently evoke high levels of stress for caregivers and have consistently been linked to adverse psychological and physical health consequences. Within the caregiving literature, researchers have sought to answer questions about why some individuals seem to be particularly vulnerable to the well-established deleterious consequences of caregiving stress. Several...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: contextual variables of gender, SES, care-recipient disease status, ADL assistance levels, and number of

Creator:: Lee, Soyoung Choun
Abstract:: A consistent research question in caregiving is why caregivers show individual differences in their abilities to manage stress. This study focuses on the personality traits of spouse caregivers to assess individual differences which enable them to adapt to their particular caregiving situation. Previous research has established concurrent relationships between personality...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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