Empathy training and the effects on the psychological impact of caregivers of the elderly: a randomized clinical trial
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Caregiver BurdenC24.580
- Registration Number
- RBR-8kjtfx3
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de São Carlos
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Present a score equal to or greater than 23 on the Zarit Burden Scale; perform the role of caregiver of an elderly person for at least three months; carry out their activities for at least four hours a day and be of legal age
Exclusion Criteria
Care that presents deficits that make it impossible to understand the tests; caregivers who are not available to participate in all stages of the research
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected to find an effect of empathy training capable of contributing to the advancement of understanding of the relationship between empathy and burden in paid and unpaid caregivers of the older adults;It is expected to find an effect on empathy training as an increase in the level of this skill, especially in the cognitive domain, and consequently a decrease in the level of burden on caregivers of older people
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes are not expected