The Effectiveness of Dementia Education for the Nursing Method of Family Caregivers of the Demented Elderly

Kwang Soo Yoo; Eun Sun So

doi:10.12799/jkachn.2014.25.2.97

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Yoo and So: The Effectiveness of Dementia Education for the Nursing Method of Family Caregivers of the Demented Elderly

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2014; 25(2): 97-108.

Published online: 30 June 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2014.25.2.97

The Effectiveness of Dementia Education for the Nursing Method of Family Caregivers of the Demented Elderly

Kwang Soo Yoo, Eun Sun So

College of Nursing · Research Institute of Nursing Science, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea.

Corresponding author: Yoo, Kwang Soo. College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University, san 2-20 Geumam-dong, Duckjin-gu, Jeonju 561-180, Korea. Tel: +82-63-270-3126, Fax: +82-63-270-3127, yks@chonbuk.ac.kr

Received 2 December 2013 Revised 25 April 2014 Accepted 8 May 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

This study attempted to identify the effectiveness and substantiality of a dementia education program for family caregivers of the demented elderly.

Methods

This quasi-experimental study using a nonequivalent control pretest-posttest design was carried out from April 15 to July 29 in 2012 with 137 subjects divided into an experimental group (n=70) and a control group (n=67). This study examined the subjects' general characteristics, and evaluated their nursing method four times, respectively, before the intervention, right after the intervention, and 2 and 4 weeks after the intervention, and then analyzed collected data through t-test and χ²-test.

Results

In the experimental group that had received the dementia education, the nursing method score was significantly higher right after the intervention (t=8.33, p<.001) and 2 weeks after the intervention (t=8.01, p<.001) than before the intervention, but their score 4 weeks after the intervention was not significantly different from that of the control group (t=1.08, p=.28).

Conclusion

The dementia education was found to be effective in improving the nursing method of family caregivers of the demented elderly. This study implies that further follow-up dementia education is necessary between 2 and 4 weeks to maintain the effectiveness.

Keywords: Family caregivers, Nursing, Dementia, Education

Figures and Tables

Table 1-1

Characteristics of Dementia Patients

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group; DPD=depressive psudo-dementia.

Table 1-2

General Characteristics of Family Caregivers on Dementia Patient

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Table 2

Social Supports and Caregiving Reasons of Family Caregivers on Dementia Patient

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Table 3

Homogeneity Verification of Variables Before Dementia Education between Experimental Group and Control Group (N=137)

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Table 4-1

Repeated Measure Anova on Caregiving Intervention (N=137)

Table 4-2

Simple Main Effect Caregiving Intervention of Experimental Group and Control Group (N=137)

Table 4-3

Time Contract Analysis Caregiving Intervention of Experimental Group and Control Group (N=137)

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