Snyder Lisa, Jenkins Cecily, Joosten Liesbeth
University of California, San Diego, Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, 9500 Gilman Drive 0948, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2007 Feb-Mar;22(1):14-9. doi: 10.1177/1533317506295857.
Support groups can provide a forum for socialization and learning for people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of these groups based on participant feedback. A survey questionnaire was administered to 70 support group participants with Alzheimer's disease from 8 well-established groups across the United States. Participants reported on the educational value, positive socialization, and improved ability to cope with symptoms and to accept the diagnosis as a result of participating in a support group. These reported outcomes suggest the importance of creating more sensitive measures to better evaluate the effectiveness of support groups and other educational or social support programs for persons with dementia.
支持小组可以为患有轻度至中度阿尔茨海默病的人提供社交和学习的平台。本研究的目的是根据参与者的反馈评估这些小组的有效性。对来自美国8个成熟小组的70名患有阿尔茨海默病的支持小组参与者进行了问卷调查。参与者报告了由于参加支持小组，在教育价值、积极社交以及应对症状和接受诊断的能力方面都有所改善。这些报告结果表明，制定更敏感的措施以更好地评估支持小组以及其他针对痴呆症患者的教育或社会支持项目的有效性非常重要。
