The Senior Companion Program Plus: A culturally tailored psychoeducational training program (innovative practice)

IF 2.4 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Dementia-International Journal of Social Research and Practice Pub Date : 2020-02-01 DOI:10.1177/1471301216685626

Noelle L. Fields, Ling Xu, V. Richardson, Rupal Parekh, D. Ivey, G. Feinhals, Melanie Calhoun

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Abstract

A purposive sample of African American Senior Companions (N = 23) participated in a 5-day, 20-hour psychoeducational training designed to address the unique cultural needs of African American dementia caregivers. Previous studies have not utilized lay caregiver volunteers such as Senior Companions in dementia research in the United States. Pre- and post-tests were administered to determine whether African American Senior Companions increased their knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease after participating in the Senior Companion Program Plus. Results from both the quantitative and qualitative data suggest that participants improved their understanding of Alzheimer’s disease. Findings from the Senior Companion Program Plus pilot warrant further study for its potential as cost effective, culturally tailored training for Senior Companions who serve persons with dementia and their family caregivers.

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老年伴侣计划+：一个文化定制的心理教育培训计划（创新实践）

非裔美国人高级伴侣的一个有目的的样本（N = 23）参加了为期5天、20小时的心理教育培训，旨在满足非裔美国痴呆症护理人员的独特文化需求。先前的研究没有在美国痴呆症研究中使用非专业护理志愿者，如老年伴侣。进行前后测试，以确定非裔美国老年伴侣在参加老年伴侣计划Plus后是否增加了对阿尔茨海默病的了解。定量和定性数据的结果表明，参与者提高了对阿尔茨海默病的理解。“老年伴侣计划+”试点的发现值得进一步研究，因为它有可能成为为痴呆症患者及其家庭护理人员服务的老年伴侣的成本效益高、文化量身定制的培训。

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Dementia-International Journal of Social Research and Practice GERONTOLOGY-

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

12.50%

发文量

114

期刊介绍： Dementia acts as a major forum for social research of direct relevance to improving the quality of life and quality of care for people with dementia and their families. For the first time an international research journal is available for academics and practitioners that has as its primary paradigm the lived experience of dementia.