Pilot community-based intervention to address the needs of elderly caregivers in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
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To read more about this study, go to www.popcouncil.org/horizons/projects/SouthAfrica_ElderlyCaregiversPilotProg.htm Methodology The quasi-experimental study included a communitybased health education intervention with cross-sectional preand post-surveys to test for effectiveness with a convenience sample of elderly caregivers. The intervention was conducted in the Eastern Cape of South Africa in Motherwell; Uitenhage served as the comparison arm.
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