Part of UT Health San Antonio

Caregiving Science

We support the physical, emotional, and social health of family caregivers to people living with a chronic illness or disability. We are developing evidence-based family caregiving interventions for those with cancer, addiction, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and other complex diseases across the lifespan.

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Our research focuses on building caregivers’ knowledge and confidence when providing care using a strengths-based approach. We test interventions that draw on multidisciplinary expertise from nursing, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, nutrition, and oral hygiene.

Our research spans from testing novel interventions to implementing evidence-based programs in new settings. We strive to develop programs that are accessible to family caregivers and tailored to meet their needs.

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    Community of Dementia Excellence

    Grant: Successfully Aging and Living in San Antonio

    Goal: To strengthen the home and community-based dementia capable system within the San Antonio community, such as by enhancing behavioral symptom management training and expert consultation to family caregivers of persons with dementia.

    Team: Carole White, PhD; Laura Novak, OTD, OTR; Precious Osuoha Ph.D., OTR; Jennifer Brackett, MSc

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    Pilot Evaluation of Learning Skills

    Grant: An intervention to teach complex care skills to caregivers of persons living with Mid-Stage Alzheimer’s

    Goal: The long-term goal is to generate a concise and translatable intervention to prepare family caregivers of people living with mid-stage Alzheimer’s Disease to confidently conduct complex care tasks.

    Team: Jennifer Brackett, MSc; Kylie Meyer, PhD; Debbie James, MSN, RN, CCRN-K; Precious Osuoha Ph.D., OTR; Rosie Norman; Rebeakkh Skulley; Carole White, PhD, RN