@article{1f626f4c630249f6ba7c2a587baad226,
title = "Facing chronic illness: The family support model and its benefits",
abstract = "With the aging of the population and the evolving health care system, it is more important than ever before that individuals be actively involved in selfcare activities and that individuals and families receive education and support to help them cope with chronic illness. This article describes a model family support program which operates within a hospital setting to provide information, education, support, and respite services. This model is based on an extensive research base which underscores the value of this model both for the individuals and families involved and for the health care system.",
keywords = "Aging, Family support, Self care",
author = "Linda Boise and Bobby Heagerty and Leah Eskenazi",
note = "Funding Information: Other groups also grew out of other educational series - Alzheimers, stroke, multiple sclerosis. The need for addressing the needs of care-givers soon became apparent in working with these chronic disease populations, and the Care-giver Education Program was developed in 1983. A survey of care-givers conducted by the center in 1982 indicated that {\textquoteleft}a break now and then{\textquoteright} was the most wished-for service. A subsequent grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust helped to initiate the Care-giver Respite Program and to develop a Family Resource Center and information/referral line. A series of eleven booklets have been written and are distributed nationally to help organ~ations develop support programs, such as in-home respite, support groups, and special programs for care-givers who also work outside the home.",
year = "1996",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1016/0738-3991(95)00791-1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "27",
pages = "75--84",
journal = "Patient Education and Counseling",
issn = "0738-3991",
publisher = "Elsevier Ireland Ltd",
number = "1",
}