Internet-based psychotherapy for family-caregivers of people with dementia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- caregiver burdenF03Unspecified dementia
- Registration Number
- DRKS00006743
- Lead Sponsor
- Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Institut für Psychologie, Abteilung Klinisch-psychologische Intervention
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 39
Inclusion Criteria
a) Caregiving relative: key responsibility in the care of the person with dementia
b) Person with dementia: diagnosed dementia at least with low grade according to medical diagnosis
Exclusion Criteria
a) Caregiving relative: ongoing psychotherapeutic treatment; severe physical illness; medically diagnosed psychotic disorder
b) Person with dementia: institutionalised or institutionalisation planned in the next 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Subjective health status (GBB-24 subscales)<br>body discomfort (GBB-24)<br>ability to solve problems relating to focused problem areas (Goal Attainment Scaling)<br><br>All measured at all three assessments: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 6-month follow pp
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life (WHO-Quality of Life-Bref)<br>depressive symptoms (Allgemeine Depressionsskala + thermometer scale)<br>caregiver grief (newly developed German Caregiver Grief Scale; Meichsner, Schinköthe, & Wilz, in preparation)<br>violence in caregiving (LEANDER subscale)<br>seeking professional assistance & institutionalization rate (specific items assesing utilization of services) <br>cost effectiveness (EQ5D)<br><br><br>All measured at all three assessments: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 6-month follow pp