Effects of Social Media-based Electronic Bibliotherapy on Improving the Well-being of Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Changes in mental health
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to assess the efficacy of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy in improving the well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia compared to a control group.
详细描述
This randomized controlled trial aims to assess the efficacy of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy in improving the well-being of informal caregivers. Sixty informal caregivers of people with dementia were recruited and randomly allocated to the social media-based electronic bibliotherapy group or usual care group. Participants in the social media-based electronic bibliotherapy group received eight weekly e-bibliotherapy sessions. The control group only accepted the usual care provided by community services, but they received the same intervention materials as the intervention group after project completion. Mental health, caregiving appraisal, health-related quality of life, and psychological well-being were measured to test the intervention's effects immediately after completion. Individual interviews were conducted to explore caregivers' experiences participating in this study within two weeks after completing the intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •caregivers providing regular care to individuals with mild to moderately severe dementia (Global Deterioration Scale=4~6 of any type), requiring at least five hours per week for a minimum duration of six months;
- •aged 18 or above;
- •not receiving payment for caregiving services rendered;
- •assisting with at least one daily activity of the care recipient;
- •possessing reading ability;
- •utilized social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WeChat for over six months.
排除标准
- •caregivers with unstable physical or mental conditions;
- •caregivers unable to communicate logically;
- •involvement in another interventional study
结局指标
主要结局
Changes in mental health
时间窗: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)
Mental health will be measured with the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21. It is a 4-point Likert scale consisting of 21 items that measure levels ofdepression, anxiety, and stress in participants. Higher scores indicategreater severity of mental health problems.
次要结局
- Changes in caregiving appraisal(Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention))
- Changes in health related quality of life(Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention))
- Changes in psychological wellbeing(Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention))