Adult Day Programs for Elderly Who Are Mentally Impaired and the Measurement of Caregiver Satisfaction.

This article reports the results of a 1998 pilot study involving 26 caregivers that have relatives suffering form some type of dementia. The purpose of the study is to determine if an adult day program that speicalizes in helping those afflicted with dementia care serve as a effective way of providing respite care to caregivers, reducing reported levels of direct responsibility and care. According to sutdy results, adult day program alone was not found to be a complete form of respite; however, over-all caregiver satisfaction was strong and the adults day program was viewed as a positive way to provide partial respite to caregivers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]