TY  - JOUR
AU  - Biello, Shannon
AU  - Tomolo, Anne
AU  - Abraham, Corrine
AU  - Escoffery, Cam
AU  - Lang, Delia
AU  - Sawyer, Charlotte
AU  - Thompson, Nancy
PY  - 2019
TI  - A Qualitative Evaluation of Caregiver Support Services Offered at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Health Care System
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E24
VL  - 16
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - INTRODUCTION  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides health care to approximately 300,000 patients with dementia. Recognizing the critical role caregivers play in veterans' health, the Cognitive Disorders Specialty Care Education Center of Excellence (COE) at the Atlanta VA Health Care System implemented a suite of caregiver support services, including formal programs and resource linkages. We evaluated the effectiveness of these services and identified caregiver-perceived gaps in them. METHODS  We conducted 11 semistructured interviews from November 2016 through February 2017 with caregivers of veterans seen in the COE who had participated in support services. After coding transcripts, we established a codebook of 9 major themes and conducted a thematic analysis of all transcripts. RESULTS  Caregivers spoke positively of COE caregiver services that offered information on dementia, social support, an emphasis on caregiver well-being and self-efficacy, and methods for behavioral change. Gaps identified included the need for additional dementia information and practical support in such matters as advanced directives and eligibility for VA benefits. CONCLUSION  Our findings will inform future improvements to COE caregiver support services, such as an expansion of COE's caregiver educational content and capacity building of existing components such as resource referrals. These results also highlight opportunities for COE to interface with internal and external organizations to enhance existing caregiver services.
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd16.180156
DO  - 10.5888/pcd16.180156
ER  - 
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