A blended intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia- A mixed method approach to evaluate feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness

Recruiting

Conditions: o specific condition of the informal Caregivers of people with Dementia will be studied.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Caregivers of people with Dementia

Registration Number: NL-OMON50964

Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Maastricht

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

- Adult informal caregivers (at least 18 years old)
- Access to the internet and having a tablet or computer
- Self-identified primary informal caregiver of a person diagnosed with dementia
- Taking care of the care recipient for at least once a week for a period of at
least three months
- Obtained informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

-Caregivers who report having a cognitive disorder in their clinical record
will be excluded (based on self-report).
-Caregivers who receive psychotherapy or psychopharmacological treatment within
the last 3 months will be excluded (based on self-report).
*General (psychological) support from case managers will not count as
professional
psychological support, and therefore, informal caregivers who receive support
from the
case managers will also be included.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary outcome measures include:<br /><br>- Depression, anxiety, and stress (DASS-21)<br /><br>- Short Sense of Competence Questionnaire (SSCQ-7)<br /><br>- Burden (The perseverance-time single-item)<br /><br>- The Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES-9) </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Process measures include:<br /><br>- Value: Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ)<br /><br>- Psychological flexibility: Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II (AAQ-II)<br /><br>- Resilience: Flexibility Index Test (FIT-60)<br /><br>- Committed action: Engaged Living Scale (ELS)<br /><br>- Goal-attainment scaling will be assessed qualitatively </p><br>