Introduction to the special section on Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH). Academic Article

abstract

• This article provides background information and an overview on Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH) a multisite intervention trial for caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease designed to reduce caregiver burden and depression. REACH is the largest randomized controlled clinical trial to date, involving 1,222 caregiver and care recipient dyads recruited from 6 different sites in the United States. The authors describe the design of the study, summarize the interventions implemented at each site, and provide an overview of the 4 articles in this special section.

authors

• Ory, Marcia

published proceedings

• Psychol Aging

author list (cited authors)

• Schulz, R., Belle, S. H., Czaja, S. J., Gitlin, L. N., Wisniewski, S. R., Ory, M. G., & REACH Investigators.

citation count

• 63

complete list of authors

• Schulz, Richard||Belle, Steven H||Czaja, Sara J||Gitlin, Laura N||Wisniewski, Stephen R||Ory, Marcia G

publication date

• September 2003

publisher

• American Psychological Association (APA)  Publisher

published in

• Psychology and Aging  Journal

keywords

• Aged
• Alzheimer Disease
• Caregivers
• Humans
• Research

PubMed Central ID

• 14518799

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1037/0882-7974.18.3.357

start page

• 357

end page

• 360

volume

• 18

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.18.3.357