The effects of an integrated care intervention for the frail elderly on informal caregivers: a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study explored the effects of an integrated care model aimed at the frail elderly on the perceived health, objective burden, subjective burden and quality of life of informal caregivers.

Methods

A quasi-experimental design with before/after measurement (with questionnaires) and a control group was used. The analysis encompassed within and between groups analyses and regression analyses with baseline measurements, control variables (gender, age, co-residence with care receiver, income, education, having a life partner, employment and the duration of caregiving) and the intervention as independent variables.

Results

The intervention significantly contributed to the reduction of subjective burden and significantly contributed to the increased likelihood t

SUBMITTER: Janse B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4021048 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature