Habermann Barbara, Davis Linda Lindsey
School of Nursing, Center for Aging, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1210, USA.
Appl Nurs Res. 2006 Nov;19(4):212-5. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2005.12.003.
This article discusses the pilot test of a psychoeducational intervention designed to improve the care skills, self-health skills, and resource-acquisition skills of caregivers of adults with Parkinson's disease. It describes the intervention and discusses specific feasibility issues explored in the pilot test as well as the modifications made in an ongoing randomized trial as a result of the pilot test. Recommendations for researchers who conduct interventions with older persons in community-based settings are included.
本文讨论了一项心理教育干预措施的试点测试,该干预旨在提高帕金森病成年患者照料者的护理技能、自我健康技能和资源获取技能。它描述了该干预措施,并讨论了试点测试中探讨的具体可行性问题,以及由于试点测试而在正在进行的随机试验中所做的修改。文中还包括了对在社区环境中对老年人进行干预的研究人员的建议。