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Review
. 2008 Nov-Dec;22(6):348-54.
doi: 10.1097/01.HNP.0000339346.26500.b9.

Telephone interventions for family caregivers of patients with dementia: what are best nursing practices?

Bernadette J Mason  1 , Barbara E Harrison
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Telephone interventions for family caregivers of patients with dementia: what are best nursing practices?

Bernadette J Mason et al. Holist Nurs Pract. 2008 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Family caregivers of patients with dementia experience caregiver burden and need holistic nursing interventions, such as telephone support. This article reviews the literature on telephone support interventions for family caregivers of patients with dementia and describes evidence-based holistic nursing practices within Watson's theory of human caring, which focuses on transpersonal caring relationships.

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