Behavioral Activation for Dementia Caregivers: Scheduling Pleasant Events and Enhancing Communications
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 96
- 主要终点
- Depressive Symptoms
研究概览
简要总结
This project was designed to test a model targeted intervention for dementia caregivers telephone program consisting of both psychoeducation and behavioral activation components to reduce the burden of caregivers. The program is delivered by telephone to increase accessibility and sustainability for caregivers.
详细描述
The study compared two telephone interventions using a four-month longitudinal randomized controlled trial. For the first four weeks, all participants received the same psychoeducation program via telephone. Then for the following four months, eight biweekly telephone follow-up calls were carried out. For these eight follow-up calls, participants were randomized into either one of the two following groups with different conditions. For the Psychoeducation with BA (PsyED-BA) group, participants would receive eight biweekly sessions of BA practice focused on pleasant event scheduling and improving communications. For the Psychoeducation only (PsyED Only) group, there would be eight biweekly sessions of general discussion of psychoeducation and related information
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 25 Years 至 70 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •They were caregivers aged 25 or above and must have be caring for a care recipient diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease for at least 3 months. They should be the primary caregiver and a spouse, kin (e.g. daughter/son or daughter/son-in-law) or sibling of the care recipient.
排除标准
- •To ensure intervention fidelity, participants who showed signs of severe intellectual deficits, demonstrate suicidal ideation, exhibit evidence of psychotic disorders, or cannot read or speak fluent Chinese / Cantonese were excluded.
研究组 & 干预措施
Behavioral Activation
For the first 4 weeks,participants received psychoeducation about the symptoms and associated behavioral changes of dementia and the possible effects on the caregivers, t the physical, social and psychological consequences of stress, event scheduling and communication skills. After psychoeducation, eight bi-weekly behavioral activation sessions were administered, focusing pleasant event scheduling and effective communications.
干预措施: Behavioral activation (Behavioral)
Behavioral Activation
For the first 4 weeks,participants received psychoeducation about the symptoms and associated behavioral changes of dementia and the possible effects on the caregivers, t the physical, social and psychological consequences of stress, event scheduling and communication skills. After psychoeducation, eight bi-weekly behavioral activation sessions were administered, focusing pleasant event scheduling and effective communications.
干预措施: Psychoeducation (Other)
Psychoeducation
For the first 4 weeks, participants were taught about the symptoms and associated behavioral changes of dementia and the possible effects on the caregivers, the physical, social and psychological consequences of stress, event scheduling and communication skills. After psychoeducation, eight biweekly phone sessions of general support but not behavioral activation.
干预措施: Psychoeducation (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Depressive Symptoms
时间窗: Change from baseline through study completion, an average of about 5 months
Measured by CES-D
次要结局
- Sense of Burden(Change from baseline through study completion, an average of about 5 months)