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The Gerontologist 1990 30(5):604-609; doi:10.1093/geront/30.5.604
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© 1990 The Gerontological Society of America

Information and Service Needs Among Active and Former Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease1

Richard H. Fortinsky, PhD, Associate director and research associate; and research assistant, respectively2 and Tania Jo Hathaway, BA2

2 Human Services Development Institute, Edmund S. Muskie Institute of Public Affairs, University of Southern Maine 96 Falmouth St., Portland, ME 04103


  Abstract

This study interprets results of a needs assessment completed by active and former caregivers of relatives with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Self-administered questionnaires yielded data about information and service needs at the time of diagnosis and at the time of the survey. Implications point to the need for high-quality educational material throughout the caregiving career, improved training for health professionals about AD, and an important role for former caregivers as resources to disseminate knowledge about AD to still-active caregivers and others in their own communities.

Keywords: Information and service needs of caregivers, Caregiving career, Health professional education

1 We acknowledge the work done by Meg Brunette, who was the Director of the Community Resource Center of the Alzheimer's Project of Kennebec Valley at the time this assessment was conducted. Funding for the needs assessment was provided by a grant from the Fraternal Order of Eagles.


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