The effects of three current treatments to improve the self-reported relationship between 40 family members (39 females and one male) and their relatives who suffer from dementia were examined in a pretest posttest experimental design. The treatments provided for family members were an education approach, a supportive approach, and a combination approach. The design also included a waiting list control group. Group comparison and qualitative interpretation were employed in the analyses. Relationship satisfaction was measured by a modified version of Hudson's Attitude Toward Mother/Father scale. Forty subjects who participated in the four equal groups were studied. Multivariate and ANCOVA analyses showed that relationship satisfaction, using a measurement for the level of education (EDQ) as a covariate, yielded significant differences between the treatment groups and the waiting list control group. These results remained consistent in the follow-up analysis. / The education treatment approach was later given to the waiting list control group; no significant differences from the original education group were noted. The treatments, in rank order, which yielded the greatest gains are: (1) education, (2) combination, and (3) support. The use of these treatments as therapeutic modalities are discussed and implications for social work research and practice are considered. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-01, Section: A, page: 0297. / Major Professor: Dianne Harrison Montgomery. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1990.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78411 |
| Contributors | Dziegielewski, Sophia Florence., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 246 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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