Caregiver's Friend: Dealing with Dementia
Funded by the National Institute on Aging
- Reduces caregiver depression
- Relieves strain
- Encourages caregivers to reach out for help
- Tailors to relative’s phase of dementia
- Offers practical strategies for difficult situations.
Caring for a relative with dementia is frequently tiring, stressful, embarrassing, and extremely sad. Ten percent of individuals older than sixty-five have Alzheimer’s disease, thus the problem is more common than we may think.
In a clinical trial, family caregivers who watched Dealing with Dementia were less depressed and exhibited less strain—even thirty days after viewing it—than were caregivers who did not use the program. Viewers also became more comfortable reaching out for help from family, friends, and community programs.
Ideal for medical settings and work–life balance programs, Dealing with Dementia efficiently routes viewers to the issues that are important to them and offers help specifically tailored to their role in the family and their relative’s level of dementia. Printable articles are available about a wide range of topics, including juggling home and work or accessing national resources. Video dramatizations model how to handle difficult behaviors (e.g., aggression, hallucinations, paranoid accusations), and video testimonials show other caregivers sharing what they have done to constructively cope with their own feelings of guilt, anger, sadness, and fear.
Built Around Solid Research
Developed by the Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc., this program demonstrated significant effects during a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Awards
Summit Award
System Requirements:
Windows 98SE (2nd edition), 2000, ME & XP
Media Player 6.4 or better
Internet Explorer 5.5 or better (no need for Internet access, just the browser)
266 Mhz or higher Pentium processor
10x CD-ROM drive
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