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Effects of a caregiver intervention on negative caregiver appraisals of behavior problems in patients with Alzheimer 's disease : results of a randomized trial . Behavioral problems are among the most challenging aspects of caring for a person with Alzheimer 's disease . A sample of 406 spouses-caregivers of patients with Alzheimer 's disease was randomized to an active multicomponent counseling and support intervention condition or to a usual care condition . Caregivers reported on the frequency of troublesome patient behaviors and their reactions to them at baseline and at regular follow-up interviews . Random-effects regression models over the first 4 years after randomization revealed that , although the intervention did not affect the frequency of patient behavioral problems , it did significantly reduce caregivers ' reaction ratings . Because caregiver appraisals have been found to mediate the impact of caregiving stress on depression and to predict nursing home placement rates , they deserve greater attention as an important target of intervention services .
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Intervention_Educational
caregiver intervention
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Intervention_Educational
active multicomponent counseling and support intervention condition
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Intervention_Control
usual care condition
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Intervention_Educational
intervention
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Intervention_Educational
caregiver appraisals
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Outcome_Mental
frequency of troublesome patient behaviors and their reactions to them
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Outcome_Mental
caregivers ' reaction ratings .
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Participant_Condition
Alzheimer 's disease
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Participant_Condition
Alzheimer 's disease
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Participant_Sample-size
406
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Participant_Condition
Alzheimer 's disease