Depressive symptoms
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Group:Instant message-delivered ACT+caregiving skill information
Control Grop:Instant message-delivered psychoeducation
Sponsors
The University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: (1) Primary adult informal caregivers of people with dementia, including family members or friends without payment; (2) Providing = 10 hours of face-to-face care per week to PwD in the community; (3) Living with PwD who has had a dementia diagnosis for more than 1 month; (4) Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 (depressive symptom) = 5; (5) Chinese speaker who can read text; and (6) Currently using text or voice functions of WeChat instant messaging app and agreeing to join this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria (1) Diagnosis of psychiatric disease; (2) Currently participating in any type of psychological intervention (e.g., cognitive behavioural therapy); and (3) PHQ-9 = 20 (i.e., severe depressive symptom).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depressive symptoms; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety symptoms;Caregiving burden;Psychological flexibility;Experiential avoidance;Cognitive fusion;Self-as-context;Mindfulness;Value;Committed action; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYE Fen
The University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed