@misc{10481/72642,
year = {2021},
month = {5},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/72642},
abstract = {The aim of the present research was to evaluate the effectiveness of a care-giver training
programme that trains professional care-givers in cognitive stimulation strategies for
functional maintenance in care-dependent older adults. The sample contained 69 older
adults (37 in the treatment group, 32 control group) assessed with the Barthel Index,
the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Clifton Assessment Procedure for the
Elderly (Cognitive Scale). Participants in the treatment group were treated by professional
care-givers who were trained with the programme CUIDA-2 in communication and cognitive
stimulation strategies. The results from the Barthel Index showed significant differences
in the post-intervention assessment and in the follow-up assessment, where the
treatment group obtained higher scores, and there were significant differences within
the treatment group between the initial assessment and the post-treatment assessment,
as well as between the initial assessment and the follow-up. The data obtained reflect
that a training programme to train professional care-givers produced functional benefits
in the older adults, and these improvements persisted over time. Moreover, the care-givers
saw themselves as more competent and more satisfied with their work.},
organization = {Ministry of Education, Government of Spain	FPU15/03966},
publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
keywords = {Functional skill},
keywords = {Professional care-givers},
keywords = {Cognitive stimulation},
keywords = {Care-giver training},
keywords = {Cognitive capacity},
title = {Increasing autonomy through improved care: effects of a professional care-giver training programme on the functional status of older adults},
doi = {10.1017/S0144686X21000519},
author = {Navarro González, Elena and Sanjuán Gómez, Miriam and Calero García, María Dolores},
}