Dementia Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Once written consent has been obtained, potential participants will be asked to complete self-reported measures using an online or postal survey pack. These will include a demographic questionnaire, t
Sponsors
University of East Anglia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years and over 2. Identifying oneself as a carer from ethnic minority groups 3. Caring for a family member diagnosed with dementia 4. Willing to complete iACT4CARERS 5. Having access to the internet Purposeful sampling will be used to recruit ten family carers of people with dementia from ethnic minority groups. Ethnic minorities refer to all ethnic groups except the white British group. A recent study on the dementia diagnosis in UK primary care demonstrated that dementia patients from the Asian ethnic group were the second largest group followed by the white British patient group. Therefore, we aim to recruit at least five family carers from the Asian ethnic group.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Lacking capacity to provide fully informed written consent. 2. Experiencing disabling medical or mental health problems making participation inappropriate or impractical. 3. Expressing active suicidal intent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Themes identified from transcripts of interviews conducted after completion of the intervention that identify views and experiences of family carers from ethnic minority groups and trial therapists on iACT4CARERS. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed