Efficacy of a psychoeducative intervention program to prevent or reduce the burden associated with caring for dementia patients

Completed

• Conditions: Burden associated to dementia caregiving; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14411440
• Lead Sponsor: Maria Josefa Recio Foundation - Institute of Psychiatric Research (Spain)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 238

Inclusion Criteria

1. Males or females with age more than or equal to 18 years, giving care to a familiar person with a diagnosis of dementia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM IV)-TR criteria
2. The caregiver was not profesionally paid for caregiving
3. The familiar diagnosed of dementia was receiving appropriate care as outpatient in a day center or memory clinic
4. The caregiver spend a minimum of 4 hours/day to care for the patient with dementia
5. The patient cared for had at least two instrumental activities impaired (a score of 0 in the Lawton & Brody scale) or one activity of daily life impaired (Katz index codes A or D)
6. Signed informed consent to participate in the trial

Exclusion Criteria

1. Caregivers without time to attend the psychoeducative intervention training
2. Caregivers receiving currently or recently (last year), any standardised psychoeducative intervention similar to the one administered in the trial

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified