"Living Together With Dementia"_Creation and Validation of a Training Program for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia to Live at Home
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Interventions
- Other: psychoeducation
- Registration Number
- NCT03015428
- Lead Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar De São João, E.P.E.
- Brief Summary
This study aims to experimentally evaluate the training program for family caregivers of people with dementia_"Living together with Dementia."
- Detailed Description
This study will begin in March 2016, with the initial assessment of family caregivers of people with dementia.
These were recruited through hospital neurology clinic and must comply with a set of pre-established criteria.
It is expected a total of 20 participants in the study (10 in the experimental group and 10 in control group).
Interventions will take place over the months of March and April. The final evaluation is scheduled for late April and the follow up to July 2016.
an evaluation document itself for this study was built.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 25
Inclusion Criteria
- Be primary caregiver of the person with dementia
- Be able to read and write
- Carers of peolpe with dementia in initial or moderate stage
Exclusion Criteria
- The person with dementia have severe mental pathologies associated
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Psychoeducation psychoeducation Interventions: Give information Teach and train strategies
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Carers Assessment Difficulties Index 7 weeks Carers Assessment Satisfaction Index 7 weeks Caregiver Overload Scale 7 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
CHSaoJoao
🇵🇹Oporto, Portugal