Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a Group Psychoeducational Skill-Building Intervention for Family Caregivers
Introduction: Care providers consistently report negative consequences to their mental health as a direct result of their caregiving responsibilities. Specifically, they describe higher levels of distress, mental health problems, and depressive symptoms compared to their non-caregi...
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| author | Daniel M. Rosney Michael F. Noe Peter J.Horvath |
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| description | Introduction: Care providers consistently report negative consequences
to their mental health as a direct result of their caregiving responsibilities. Specifically,
they describe higher levels of distress, mental health problems, and depressive symptoms
compared to their non-caregiving matched controls. Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC) is a
national program that aims to empower caregivers to better care for themselves and enhance
their self-efficacy. The purpose of the present study was to determine and quantify the
effectiveness of the PTC program through pre/post data analysis. Methods: PTC intervention was
evaluated at two questionnaire time points: pre-PTC and post-PTC between June 30, 2004 and Oct
16, 2013. Paired sample t-tests (n=409) were conducted using SPSS Statistics Version 22 (IBM
Corp., Armonk, NY). Results: PTC increased caregivers who conducted self-care behaviors, who
demonstrated self-efficacy, management of depressing emotions and those who used community
resources. Conclusion: PTC results in caregivers reporting that they are taking better care of
themselves, reacting to their emotions in a healthier manner, gaining more confidence in their
caregiving abilities and coping skills, and becoming more knowledgeable about receiving
assistance from their community resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11dd98b6342b4e0e96eb4f0fe317c2422022-12-22T01:05:20ZengTabriz University of Medical SciencesJournal of Caring Sciences2251-99202017-09-016318719810.15171/jcs.2017.019JCS_19164_20170219210205Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a Group Psychoeducational Skill-Building Intervention for Family CaregiversDaniel M. Rosney0Michael F. Noe1Peter J.Horvath2Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York Community Relations and Clinical Affairs, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University, Buffalo, New YorDepartment of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York Introduction: Care providers consistently report negative consequences to their mental health as a direct result of their caregiving responsibilities. Specifically, they describe higher levels of distress, mental health problems, and depressive symptoms compared to their non-caregiving matched controls. Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC) is a national program that aims to empower caregivers to better care for themselves and enhance their self-efficacy. The purpose of the present study was to determine and quantify the effectiveness of the PTC program through pre/post data analysis. Methods: PTC intervention was evaluated at two questionnaire time points: pre-PTC and post-PTC between June 30, 2004 and Oct 16, 2013. Paired sample t-tests (n=409) were conducted using SPSS Statistics Version 22 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Results: PTC increased caregivers who conducted self-care behaviors, who demonstrated self-efficacy, management of depressing emotions and those who used community resources. Conclusion: PTC results in caregivers reporting that they are taking better care of themselves, reacting to their emotions in a healthier manner, gaining more confidence in their caregiving abilities and coping skills, and becoming more knowledgeable about receiving assistance from their community resources.http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JCS/Manuscript/JCS-6-187.pdfCaregiversQuality of lifeDepressionSelf-careSelf-efficacy |
| spellingShingle | Daniel M. Rosney Michael F. Noe Peter J.Horvath Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a Group Psychoeducational Skill-Building Intervention for Family Caregivers Journal of Caring Sciences Caregivers Quality of life Depression Self-care Self-efficacy |
| title | Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a Group Psychoeducational Skill-Building
Intervention for Family Caregivers |
| title_full | Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a Group Psychoeducational Skill-Building
Intervention for Family Caregivers |
| title_fullStr | Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a Group Psychoeducational Skill-Building
Intervention for Family Caregivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a Group Psychoeducational Skill-Building
Intervention for Family Caregivers |
| title_short | Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a Group Psychoeducational Skill-Building
Intervention for Family Caregivers |
| title_sort | powerful tools for caregivers a group psychoeducational skill building intervention for family caregivers |
| topic | Caregivers Quality of life Depression Self-care Self-efficacy |
| url | http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JCS/Manuscript/JCS-6-187.pdf |
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