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HealthPartners recruiting participants for Balance Study
Study seeks ways to balance life and reduce stress for those providing elder care
April 4, 2008
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – HealthPartners Research Foundation and the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota are recruiting participants for a research study that looks at ways to help people providing elder care manage stress and maintain a healthy life balance.
"Helping to provide care for a family member with dementia can be challenging and stressful during the best times," said Dr. Robin Whitebird, the study's lead investigator from HealthPartners Research Foundation. "This study is looking at new methods for helping people balance their life and stress given their immense responsibilities."
The study will look at two different approaches. The first approach teaches caregivers about a variety of important issues related to elder care and provides social and emotional support. The second approach focuses on mindfulness-based stress reduction and includes mindfulness meditation techniques and simple yoga exercises.
Adults 21 years or older providing care for a family member with dementia and experiencing significant stress related to care giving are eligible to participate. Participants are eligible to receive some funds for study participation with additional funds available for low-income individuals needing help with respite care. Those interested should contact the study coordinator, Dana McGree at 952-967-5031 or Dana.A.McGree@HealthPartners.com.
HealthPartners Research Foundation
HealthPartners family of care includes HealthPartners Research Foundation (www.hprf.org). Conducting about 250 research projects each year, the Foundation is dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge through research to improve the health of our members and the community.
About HealthPartners
Founded in 1957, the HealthPartners (www.healthpartners.com) family of healthcare companies serve more than one million medical and dental health plan members nationwide. It is the largest consumer-governed, nonprofit health care organization in the nation, providing care, coverage, research and education to improve the health of members, patients and the community. For the third year in a row, HealthPartners is rated one of the best commercial health plans in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, NCQA's "America's Best Health Plans 2007" and is ranked "Highest in Member Satisfaction among Commercial Health Plans in the Minnesota-Wisconsin Region" by J.D. Power and Associates.
Contact: 952-883-5301
Cell: 612-247-9119
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