The psychological health benefits of mindfulness-based stress reduction in family caregivers of patients with dementia
Completed
- Conditions
- Self-perceived stress, depression, burden and grief in non-professional caregivers of dementia patientsMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN53169488
- Lead Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (USA)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Non-professional, adult caregiver of a person with dementia
Exclusion Criteria
Acute psychiatric illness or active substance abuse which precludes active participation in the course and commitment to practice
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Overall score from the Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire, a validated self-administered tool for assessing caregivers’ own perceived depression, burden, stress and grief<br>2. Overall score from the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, a validated self-administered tool for assessing the acquisition of mindfulness skills<br>3. Gene expression profiles in peripheral blood mononuclear cells
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Self-perceived depression assessed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale<br>2. Self-perceived stress assessed using the 10-Item Perceived Stress Scale<br>3. Self-perceived burden assessed using the Rapid Screen for Caregiver Burden<br>4. Self-perceived grief assessed using the Inventory of Traumatic Grief Pre-Loss