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Intervention effects on caregivers' motivation
Author
Wong, Lit Shoon
Supervisor
Wong, Shyh Shin
Abstract
Providing home care for sick elderly relatives is a demanding task. Most family caregivers during the process of rendering the home care have encountered problems and difficulties that eventually affected their willingness and motivation in continuing to undertake the caring role.
This study examines changes in the motivation level in relation to different intervention methods used, in particularly the education and training programme versus the information provision programme. Drawing on the literature, the researchers also created the measure Motivational Questionnaire for measuring the caregivers' level of motivation.
The results showed that the education and training programme provided a greater significant change in the caregivers' motivation to care compared to the information programme. However the control group (caregivers who received no intervention) is not significantly different from both the education and training group and the information group in terms of changes in motivation level from preintervention to post-interventions. Hence, the results of this study needed to be viewed with caution. And limitations of the study were included. Recommendation and suggestions for appropriate family caregiver intervention programmes have been highlighted for policy makers, as well as professionals working in the family/community care services in assisting and preventing the elderly patients being left behind by their family members in the hospitals or other nursing care facilities.
This study examines changes in the motivation level in relation to different intervention methods used, in particularly the education and training programme versus the information provision programme. Drawing on the literature, the researchers also created the measure Motivational Questionnaire for measuring the caregivers' level of motivation.
The results showed that the education and training programme provided a greater significant change in the caregivers' motivation to care compared to the information programme. However the control group (caregivers who received no intervention) is not significantly different from both the education and training group and the information group in terms of changes in motivation level from preintervention to post-interventions. Hence, the results of this study needed to be viewed with caution. And limitations of the study were included. Recommendation and suggestions for appropriate family caregiver intervention programmes have been highlighted for policy makers, as well as professionals working in the family/community care services in assisting and preventing the elderly patients being left behind by their family members in the hospitals or other nursing care facilities.
Date Issued
2001
Call Number
RC952.5 Won
Date Submitted
2001