Abstract
Family caregivers participating in support and education groups had lower institutionalization rates among their care receivers than did caregivers who enrolled but did not participate (3.8% as compared to 8.6%, respectively). When baseline differences were controlled, the implied treatment effect was to reduce the enrollment group institutionalization rate from 17.2% to 5.2%. These differences were statistically significant at the.1 and.05 levels, respectively. Savings from deterred nursing home utilization more than offset program costs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 716-721 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Gerontologist |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1987 |
Keywords
- Cost effectiveness
- Informal caregivers
- Institutionalization
- Logistic regression
- Support groups
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gerontology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology