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Caregiver competence to prevent home injury to the care recipient with dementia.

Authors :
Horvath KJ
Hurley AC
Duffy ME
Gauthier MA
Harvey RM
Trudeau SA
Cipolloni PB
Smith SJ
Source :
Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses [Rehabil Nurs] 2005 Sep-Oct; Vol. 30 (5), pp. 189-96; discussion 197.
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Home safety is a major concern for persons with a progressive dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, because much direct care is provided in the home setting. This study used the Home Safety/Injury Model as a frame work to describe the domain of caregiver competence, one of the model's key constructs. Interview data from the perspectives of 17 informants yielded a total of 68 clinical situations that allowed exploration of the scope and dimensions of caregiver competence to prevent accidents in the home. The factors most influential for effective caregiver prevention of home injury were family support, an acceptance and ability to make role changes, teaching and role modeling from professionals, and long-standing values and family traditions. No single factor was sufficient to achieve effective caregiving for making the home safer, but the strength of one or two factors could compensate for the absence of others.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0278-4807
Volume :
30
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
16175924
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2048-7940.2005.tb00109.x