Effects of a future care planning workshop for aging parents of the mentally ill

被引:4
作者
Chen, Fang-pei [1 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, Sch Social Work, New York, NY 10027 USA
来源
FAMILIES IN SOCIETY-THE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL SERVICES | 2008年 / 89卷 / 01期
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D O I
10.1606/1044-3894.3708
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
This article presents a future care planning workshop for aging parents of adult children with severe mental illness and also presents workshop effects including parents' knowledge gains of future planning, psychological well-being, and future care planning behavior. The evaluation study had a single-group, pretest, posttest, and 6-month follow-up design. All 14 parents showed increased knowledge and confidence about future care planning at the posttest and the follow-up, and additional future care planning behavior was reported in the follow-up period. The findings support the importance of providing specific information and resources about future care planning to these aging parents. Practitioners are encouraged to incorporate future care planning issues in their practice and to support families on this difficult yet essential task.
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