Mentor
Dr. Sara Sanders
Participation year
2009
Project title

Development of Assessment Tools for a Psychosocial Educational Group

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia among older adults. According to statistics by the Alzheimer's Association, there are 5.3 million people in the United States are living with this degenerative condition. Because Alzheimer's is not a normal process of aging, diagnosed individuals require assistance from some type of caregiver as the disease progresses. Establishing and maintaining daily routines can prove difficult and can create frustration, aggression, and other negativity in diagnosed individuals, which adversely impacts the caregiver. The proposed research will evaluate through assessment forms the effectiveness of a psychoeducational grief group and the impact it has on short and long-term emotional physical health outcomes of Alzheimer's and related dementia caregivers.

Jasmine  Wilson
Education
Jackson State University