Applied Nursing Research
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 212-215, November 2006

Lessons learned from a Parkinson's disease caregiver intervention pilot study

  • Barbara Habermann, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Center for Aging, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1210, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 205 975 0249; fax: +1 205 975 6142.
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  • Linda Lindsey Davis, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    • Tel.: +1 919 684 0343; fax: +1 919 681 8899.

Received 5 August 2005; accepted 15 December 2005.

Abstract 

This article discusses the pilot test of a psychoeducational intervention designed to improve the care skills, self-health skills, and resource-acquisition skills of caregivers of adults with Parkinson's disease. It describes the intervention and discusses specific feasibility issues explored in the pilot test as well as the modifications made in an ongoing randomized trial as a result of the pilot test. Recommendations for researchers who conduct interventions with older persons in community-based settings are included.

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PII: S0897-1897(06)00086-3

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2005.12.003

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 212-215, November 2006

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