mental health problems
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:a case-management, family-centred, multicomponent programme including services tailed to participants' specific needs, including: i) education, knowledge and skills training, ii) in
Usual care:Usual care is mainly composed of individual-based counselling sessions provided by social workers or caseworkers, as well as different group-based activities. Activities in usual care inclu
Sponsors
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligibility of caregivers include: (i) aged 18 or over; (ii) family members who take primary responsibility of caring for their relatives; (iii) caring for older adults aged >=60 years with disabilities, mental disorders or other chronic conditions in care needs; (iv) suffering moderate to high risk of caregiving burnout or mental distress (screening criteria see above), and (v) Chinese ethnicity.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants will be excluded if: (i) carers have any physical or mental condition severe enough to interfere their participations in programme activities or assessments; (ii) refuse to join the baseline assessment, or (iii) care-recipients are institutionalized in residential or long-term care homes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Caring burden;Caregiver Mastery;Caring Knowledge;Family relationship;Family function;Social support;Depressive symptoms;Anxiety symptoms;Satisfaction with care; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Received Social support;Quality of life;Positive experience of caring;Mental wellbeing;Satisfaction With Life;Facilitators and barriers for program; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLam Chiu Wa Linda; Zhaohua Huo
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed