Dementia. Unspecified dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Possible diagnosis of patients (recipients of care) with the diagnosis of a specialist doctor, or a short mental state test, which indicates moderate or severe cognitive impairment of patients At least one restriction on the activities of daily living, or at least two dependencies on the instrumental activities of the patients's daily life Being 30 years old and older Taking care of a relative with dementia for at least 6 months, at least four hours a day Not being under psychiatric and psychological treatments Achieving a moderate to high level of depression, anxiety and stress in the DOS questionnaire (25-40)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having two sessions of absence in the intervention process Having cognitive, physical, sensory or language barriers that may prevent participation in the study Receiving psychological treatment Having previous experience in the therapies used in the research Age less than 30 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Entrapment is a special type of thinking and feeling that refers to trapping or trapping a person in a situation that he wants to avoid. Entrapment as a forced cessation of human activity and the inability of the individual to escape from the situation. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, after the intervention and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Gilbert and Allen Entrapment(Failure)Questionnaire.;Guilty score in the questionnaire of Losada et al., Which includes ?guilt about doing wrong by the care recipient,guilt about not rising to the occasion as caregivers, guilt about self-care, guilt about neglecting other relatives,and guilt about having negative feelings towards other people. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, after the intervention and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: The CaregiverGuilt Questionnaire of Losada et al(2010).;The burden of care includes personal, social, emotional and economic pressures. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, after the intervention and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Caregiver's burden questionnaire.;Compassion fatigue ("compassionate" "a state of fatigue and dysfunction (biological, psychological, and social) that results from prolonged exposure to the stress of compassion"; Caregivers are exposed to the suffering of their patients or are too emotional. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, after the intervention and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Vocational life quality Stam.;A sense of competence expresses caregivers' feelings about their ability to care for a patient. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, after the intervention and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Sense of competence questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Islamic Azad University