Psychological Counseling Program for Alzheimer's Patients' Caregivers

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Alzheimer Disease; Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease or Memory Problem Patients; Care Burden; Perceived Stress; Well-Being (Psychological Flourishing)

• Registration Number: NCT06755476
• Lead Sponsor: Aydan Akkurt Yalçıntürk

Brief Summary

Purpose: To investigate the effects of a psychological counseling program (PsychoCP) applied to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients on perceived stress, psychological well-being and care burden.

Design: The study will be conducted in a pre-test post-test control group, randomized controlled experimental research design.

Method: The study is planned to be carried out in Bağcılar Municipality Vefahâne Life Center, Antalya Alzheimer Patients and Patient Relatives Meeting Center and Osmaniye Family and Social Policies Directorate. The sample of the study will consist of 80 caregivers. They will be assigned to intervention (n=40) and control groups (n=40) by randomization.

Hypotheses Hypothesis1: The perceived stress level of caregivers who received PsychoDP is lower than those who did not receive PsychoCP.

Hypothesis2: The psychological well-being levels of caregivers who received PsychoDP are higher than those who did not receive PsychoCP.

Hypothesis3: The care burden of caregivers who received PsychoDP is lower than those who did not receive PsychoCP.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-24
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-01
• Study Start: 2025-02-15
• Primary Completion: 2025-04-15
• Study Completion: 2025-08-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Providing informal care to an individual with mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease
• Being a primary caregiver
• Providing care to the patient for at least six months
• Providing care to the patient for at least six hours per day
• Being literate
• Being able to speak and understand Turkish
• Being 18 years of age or older
• Being willing and able to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Not being able to understand questions and express ideas
• Having a psychiatric disorder
• Not receiving any therapy services during the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Perceived Stress Level	Two months	Perceived Stress Scale: It was developed to measure the stress level of specific situations in individuals' lives. This scale consists of 14 items and is evaluated by participants on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from "never (0)" to "very often (4)". The score range of the scale is 0-56. High scores obtained from the scale indicate that the individual's perceived stress level is high.
Psychological Well-being Level	Two months	Psychological Well-being Scale: It is a scale that evaluates the psychological well-being of an individual. The items of the scale are rated between 1 and 7 as strongly disagree (1) and strongly agree (7). The minimum score is 8 and the maximum score is 56. An increase in the score value indicates that the person has many psychological resources and strengths.
The Burden of Caregiving	Two months	Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale: The scale is used to measure the stress of caregivers. It contains 22 Likert-type statements. The statements range from zero to four as never (0), rarely (1), sometimes (2), quite often (3), almost always (4). A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 88 points can be obtained from the scale. As the score value increases, the stress experienced by the caregiver also increases.