Laakkonen, Marja-Liisa, Hölttä, Eeva H., Savikko, Niina, Strandberg, Timo E., Suominen, Merja, Pitkälä, Kaisu H.

Background: After diagnosis of a dementing illness, patients and their spouses have many concerns related to the disease and their future. This often leads to poor psychological well-being and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the family. Support for self-management skills has been proven to be an effective method to improve prognosis of asthma, […]

Glueckauf, Robert L., Davis, W. Shuford, Allen, Kay, Chipi, Patty, Schettini, Gabriel, Tegen, Lance, Jian, Xu, Gustafson, David J., Maze, Janet, Mosser, Barbara, Prescott, Susie, Robinson, Fay, Short, Cindy, Tickel, Sandra, VanMatre, Joyce, DiGeronimo, Thomas, Ramirez, Carmen

Objective: Discuss initial evaluation of a program for training faith community nurses (FCNs) to conduct cognitive-behavioral and spiritual counseling (CBSC) for rural dementia caregivers (CGs), and present 2 case studies on the use of CBSC for treating depression in this population.; Study Design: Pre-post evaluation of the effectiveness of CBSC training and a case study […]

Cettomai, Deanna, Kwasa, Judith, Birbeck, Gretchen L., Price, Richard W., Bukusi, Elizabeth A., Meyer, Ana-Claire

Background: Recent efforts to improve neurological care in resource-limited settings have focused on providing training to non-physician healthcare workers.; Methods: A one-day neuro-HIV training module emphasizing HIV-associated dementia (HAD) and peripheral neuropathy was provided to 71 health care workers in western Kenya. Pre- and post-tests were administered to 55 participants.; Results: Mean age of participants […]