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| Sara SandersSummaryAffiliation: University of Iowa Country: USA Publications
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Are they grieving? A qualitative analysis examining grief in caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's diseaseSara Sanders
School of Social Work, The University of Iowa, 355 North Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242 1223, USA
Soc Work Health Care 37:35-53. 2003..Additionally, for the caregivers who reported that they were grieving, their grief was characterized by multiple losses that accumulated during the disease process...
Expanding the role of long-term care social workers: assessment and intervention related to urinary incontinenceSara Sanders
School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
J Gerontol Soc Work 55:262-81. 2012..Using a case example and the NASW objectives for LTC, recommendations on how the role of the LTC social workers can be expanded to better address both the needs of residents, families, and the larger LTC system are provided...- Exploring professional boundaries in end-of-life care: considerations for hospice social workers and other members of the teamSara Sanders
School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care 8:10-28. 2012.... - Roles, responsibilities, and relationships among older husbands caring for wives with progressive dementia and other chronic conditionsSara Sanders
School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
Health Soc Work 34:41-51. 2009..It was found that the husbands had to learn how to form new types of relationships with their ailing wives. Implications for geriatric social workers and other health care providers are discussed... - Implementing evidence-based practices: considerations for the hospice settingSara Sanders
University of Iowa, School of Social Work, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 27:369-76. 2010..Three areas for evaluation prior to implementing an EBP initiative in hospices were identified: community, agency, and staff cultures. Recommendations for implementation of EBPs in hospices are provided... - Portraits of caregivers of end-stage dementia patients receiving hospice careSara Sanders
University of Iowa, School of Social Work, 308 North Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Death Stud 33:521-56. 2009..Recognizing the differences in the ways that caregivers respond to the final stages of the disease will assist hospice and other providers in best meeting the needs of the caregivers... - Geriatric enrichment in social work education: lessons learned from the GeroRich projectsSara Sanders
School of Social Work, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
J Gerontol Soc Work 52:354-76. 2009..The findings from this study provide valuable information on the implementation of curricular enrichment efforts in gerontology that can benefit social work and other health care disciplines... - A quest for meaning: hospice social workers and patients with end-stage dementiaSara Sanders
School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Soc Work 56:129-40. 2011..The results of this study have implications for hospice social workers and social workers in other health care settings and the types of training they need to strengthen their practice with cognitively impaired populations... - An evaluation of the GeroRich program for infusing social work curriculum with aging contentSara Sanders
School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Gerontol Geriatr Educ 28:22-38. 2008..Relatively few variations were found among different program types or geographic settings. The model of curricular change implemented by the GeroRich program may be effective with other curriculum enrichment efforts... - The experience of high levels of grief in caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementiaSara Sanders
School of Social Work, University of Iowa, 308 North Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Death Stud 32:495-523. 2008..Interventions that facilitate building a supportive network are suggested. Using a screening tool such as the MM-CGI-SF will help in identifying caregivers with high levels of grief who may be in need of additional support... - Grief reactions and depression in caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease: results from a pilot study in an urban settingSara Sanders
School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
Health Soc Work 30:287-95. 2005..Clinical social work implications are examined... - Caregiver grief in end-stage dementia:using the Marwit and Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory for assessment and intervention in social work practiceSara Sanders
School of Social Work, University of Iowa, 355 North Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Soc Work Health Care 46:47-65. 2007..Through the use of case examples, key areas of assessment are highlighted, as well as initial areas for helping caregivers cope and heal from their experiences of grief... - Is the glass half empty or full? Reflections on strain and gain in cargivers of individuals with Alzheimer's diseaseSara Sanders
University of Iowa, School of Social Work, 355 North Hall, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
Soc Work Health Care 40:57-73. 2005..Implications for clinical social work practice will be presented... 
Assessing and treating pain in hospices: current state of evidence-based practicesKeela Herr
College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 39:803-19. 2010..Data suggest that cancer pain is not being documented as consistently assessed, reassessed, or treated in a manner consistent with current EBP recommendations for older adults with cancer in community-based hospices...- The relationships among pain, nonpain symptoms, and quality of life measures in older adults with cancer receiving hospice careBrianne Black
College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Pain Med 12:880-9. 2011..This article summarizes data collected about pain, non-pain symptoms, and other aspects of quality of life (QOL) as reported by older hospice patients or by their caregivers during the 2 weeks of hospice care... - Research participation by older adults at end of life: barriers and solutionsMelissa Lehan Mackin
John A Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, The University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Res Gerontol Nurs 2:162-71. 2009..We conclude that, along with the responsibility to expand the research base addressing the needs of dying individuals, there is also a need to understand the challenges of implementing research projects with older adults at end of life... - Experiences of rural male caregivers of older adults with their informal support networksSara Sanders
School of Social Work, The University of Iowa, 355 North Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
J Gerontol Soc Work 49:97-115. 2007..Results from this study have implications for geriatric health professionals who work with male caregivers to obtain the necessary amount of caregiving assistance... - Objective burden, resources, and other stressors among informal cancer caregivers: a hidden quality issue?Michelle van Ryn
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Psychooncology 20:44-52. 2011..g. family, friends), who are often untrained. Caregivers' context varies widely, with many providing care despite low levels of resources and high levels of additional demands... - Available supports and coping behaviors of mental health social workers following fatal and nonfatal client suicidal behaviorLaura Ting
School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 21250, USA
Soc Work 53:211-21. 2008..Future research recommendations and implications for social work administrators and practitioners are discussed... - The effect of a translating research into practice (TRIP)--cancer intervention on cancer pain management in older adults in hospiceKeela Herr
University of Iowa, College of Nursing, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Pain Med 13:1004-17. 2012..One of the priorities of hospice is to provide a pain-free death, and while outcomes are better in hospice, patients still die with poorly controlled pain... - Alzheimer's disease and related dementiasSara Sanders
University of Iowa, School of Social Work, 308 North Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
J Gerontol Soc Work 50:191-214. 2008..This article provides an overview of psychosocial interventions, as well as identifies the direction for future evidence-based treatment studies, for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia... - An examination of adherence to pain medication plans in older cancer patients in hospice careSara Sanders
School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 45:43-55. 2013..Timely and appropriate management of pain is essential to promote comfort at the end of life... - Dealing with the aftermath: a qualitative analysis of mental health social workers' reactions after a client suicideLaura Ting
School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 21250, USA
Soc Work 51:329-41. 2006..The implications for practitioners, administrators, and educators are discussed... - Familial caregivers of older adultsKimberly McClure Cassie
University of Tennessee, USA
J Gerontol Soc Work 50:293-320. 2008..This paper provides an overview of caring, a summary of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for family caregivers of older adults, and recommendations for future interventions... - Grief and personal growth experience of spouses and adult-child caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementiasCarol H Ott
College of Nursing, and Center on Age and Community, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI 53201 0413, USA
Gerontologist 47:798-809. 2007..The purpose of this study was to describe the grief and personal growth experience of spouses and adult children of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and the factors contributing to these experiences...