TY - JOUR
T1 - Empowering family caregivers
T2 - The powerful tools for caregiving program
AU - Boise, Linda
AU - Congleton, Leslie
AU - Shannon, Kathy
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to express their appreciation to Legacy Health System for its ongoing support of Caregiver Services and improving the quality of health in the community. Gratitude is extended to our funding partners for their support, guidance, and direction. These include the Meyer Memorial Trust for supporting the development and pilot testing of program materials; the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Local Initiatives Funding Partner’s Program; the Northwest Health Foundation, and the Good Samaritan Foundation for their support in disseminating the program to underserved rural and minority caregivers throughout Oregon. We greatly appreciate the exceptional work and contribution of Vicki L. Schmall, Ph.D./Aging Aging Concerns, Marilyn Cleland, R.N., and Marilynn Sturdevant, R.N., M.S.W., L.C.S.W, who are the lead authors of the program materials/training guides. In addition, we gratefully acknowledge the many hours invested and the excellent contributions of members of the development team for pilot-testing and editing of the program materials: Bobby Heagerty, M.A., Vicki Schmall, Ph.D., Joyce Beedle, R.N. B.S.N., and Alison Burrell, M.S.W. We also want to express our deep gratitude to the family caregivers who gave of their time to provide the feedback and data that enabled us to develop, pilot test, evaluate, and refine this program. Finally, we would like to report that in 2003 Legacy Caregiver Services transferred to the Mather LifeWays—a nonprofit organization based in Evanston, Illinois—the role of national dissemination of Powerful Tools for Caregiving.
Funding Information:
Funds from 3-year grants by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Northwest Health Foundation, and Good Samaritan Foundation made it possible for Legacy Caregiver Services to disseminate PTC among rural and ethnic minority communities in Oregon. The funds also allowed translation of many of the program materials into Spanish, Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese. The PTC program has proven to be culturally appropriate for the underserved rural and ethnic communities it serves—as long as cultural, language, economic, and literacy barriers are addressed. Bringing PTC to rural and ethnic communities requires a significant amount of time to develop relationships with community leaders, train class leaders, and develop translated program materials.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - "Powerful Tools for Caregiving" is an education program for family caregivers of older adults. Based on a self-efficacy model, the program empowers family caregivers to reduce negative effects of caregiving and to practice self-care. Through a train-the-trainer approach, professional and community volunteers were trained as class leaders and master trainers. This enabled the Powerful Tools for Caregiving program to reach family caregivers in geographically dispersed regions and under-served communities. The program was evaluated using preclass, post-class, and 6-month follow-up surveys. Class participants rated the classes very positively, reported high use of the tools taught during the series, and showed significant improvements in self-efficacy, emotional well-being, and self-care behaviors.
AB - "Powerful Tools for Caregiving" is an education program for family caregivers of older adults. Based on a self-efficacy model, the program empowers family caregivers to reduce negative effects of caregiving and to practice self-care. Through a train-the-trainer approach, professional and community volunteers were trained as class leaders and master trainers. This enabled the Powerful Tools for Caregiving program to reach family caregivers in geographically dispersed regions and under-served communities. The program was evaluated using preclass, post-class, and 6-month follow-up surveys. Class participants rated the classes very positively, reported high use of the tools taught during the series, and showed significant improvements in self-efficacy, emotional well-being, and self-care behaviors.
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U2 - 10.1080/03601270590962523
DO - 10.1080/03601270590962523
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:28244477576
SN - 0360-1277
VL - 31
SP - 573
EP - 586
JO - Educational Gerontology
JF - Educational Gerontology
IS - 7
ER -