Systematic Assessment of Caregiving Skill Performance by Individuals with Tetraplegia and Their Caregivers

Abstract

This study has increased our understanding of the direction-of-care/caregiving training process and created an assessment tool to assist clinicians in identifying training needs and describing progress as people with tetraplegia (PWT) and their caregivers learn direction of care/caregiving skills. Stakeholders (people with tetraplegia, caregivers, clinicians) identified a number of daily activities in which PWT work with caregivers, and identified safely of task performance, problem-solving ability, and communication skills as key indicators of skill in directing and providing care. An assessment tool (Teaching Effective Assistance Management or TEAM Tool) and accompanying instruction guide have been created and pilot-tested. This work will contribute to the process of enabling people with tetraplegia to live healthy and successful lives in the community.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1047984

Entities

People

  • Jeanne M. Zanca

Organizations

  • Kessler Foundation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Analysis
  • Digital Data
  • Digital Information
  • Education
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Instructions
  • Lessons Learned
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Metadata
  • New York
  • Quality Of Life
  • Students
  • Tablet Computers
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Teamwork
  • Therapy
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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