A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Home Environmental Intervention

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Laura N. Gitlin · Thomas Jefferson University

Mary Corcoran · MemorialCare Health System

Laraine Winter · MemorialCare Health System

Alice Boyce · MemorialCare Health System

Walter W. Hauck · MemorialCare Health System

Abstract

The environmental program appears to have a modest effect on dementia patients' IADL dependence. Also, among certain subgroups of caregivers the program improves self-efficacy and reduces upset in specific areas of caregiving.

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Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

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Published in: The Gerontologist

Volume 41, Issue 1, pp. 4-14

DOI: 10.1093/geront/41.1.4

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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Home Environmental Intervention

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