Caregiver training: Evidence of its effectiveness for cognitive and functional improvement in older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

The objectives of this study were to assess the benefits of a caregiver training programme on the cognitive and functional status of older adults, and to compare the effects of this programme according to type of caregiver (professional vs. family caregiver).

Background

Due to demographic changes that have resulted in an aging population, the role of caregiver of an older adult has become very important in recent years.

Design and methods

The sample was composed of 160 older adults: (a) 100 received care from caregivers who had taken the three-month training programme (treatment group), of which 60 were professional caregivers and 40 were family caregivers, and (b) 60 received care from caregivers who had not taken the programme (control group). In

SUBMITTER: Sanjuan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078788 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature