Multimodal Intervention to Reduce Unwanted Loneliness and Improve the Living With Process Among Family Caregivers of People With Alzheimer's Disease
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The absence of social relationships negatively affects physical, psychological, and social health. In other words, it alters people's quality of life and makes active aging difficult. The investigators have designed a study to reduce unwanted loneliness and improve the living with process of family caregivers of people with Alzheimer disease through multiple interventions (music therapy, health education)
Detailed Description
This project proposes a multimodal and interdisciplinary intervention aimed at alleviating or reducing unwanted loneliness and improving the living with process of family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD). In doing so, it seeks to enhance their health and overall quality of life. The intervention will include activities such as health education, physical activity and music therapy.
The interdisciplinary team will also incorporate citizen participation, specifically through the involvement of an individual who has previously been a family caregiver of a person with AD. There is a growing body of evidence indicating that citizen participation in healthcare is highly advisable, as it is expected to improve the quality and relevance of outcomes (Kirby et al., 2024).
This is a prospective, longitudinal, analytical, and experimental study.
The proposed study will involve different groups and the program will last for a total of 12 weeks. The program will include the following activities:
Physical exercise adapted to the physical conditions of each participant. Total of 12 sessions.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 65 Years to — (Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- •Primary family caregivers who live with the person with AD.
- •The person with AD must be enrolled in one of the adult day care centers where the study is conducted.
- •Ability to communicate in Spanish and/or Valencian.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Presence of moderate or severe cognitive impairment, mental disorder, significant sensory impairment, disabling chronic illness, or any medical condition that contraindicates participation in any of the study activities.
- •Family caregivers of institutionalized individuals.
- •Family caregivers of people with AD who have died.
Investigators
Silvia Corchón Arreche
PhD
University of Valencia