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The aim of this capstone project was to identify education and training needs for family caregivers of individuals living with dementia and create an educational workshop based on these identified needs. This workshop is a dementia training course focused on education on the dementia diagnosis and effective care strategies to promote occupational participation and safety for the care recipient and the caregiver. The aim is to improve care competency, reduce stress, and facilitate role transition.

Publication Date

Summer 8-2-2023

Publisher

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Keywords

dementia, caregiver, family caregiver, informal caregiver, dementia education, dementia training, skills workshop

Medical Subject Headings

dementia, caregiver, education, training, older adults, neurocognitive

Disciplines

Neurology | Occupational Therapy

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Poster presented at the Summer 2023 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium held online at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on August 2-9, 2023.

OT's Role in Facilitating Successful Role Transition for Informal Caregivers of People Living with Dementia

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