Volunteer Information Provider Program: A Strategy to Reach and Help Rural Family Caregivers
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 28 (2) , 256-259
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/28.2.256
Abstract
A Volunteer Information Provider Program (VIPP) was demonstrated in five rural Missouri counties to help families deal with the strain of caregiving. Capitalizing on two major community-based organizations in rural areas, Cooperative Extension Services and Extension Homemaker Clubs, 63 volunteers shared information with over 1100 caregivers in a 14-month period. The VIPP was documented as a successful strategy in reaching and helping rural caregivers. Currently it is being replicated in 21 states.Keywords
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