Self-perceived stress, depression, burden and grief in non-professional caregivers of dementia patients Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been shown to reduce stress and improve chronic disease outcomes for many different medical problems. This study was designed to investigate the effective
Sponsors
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (USA)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Non-professional, adult caregiver of a person with dementia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Acute psychiatric illness or active substance abuse which precludes active participation in the course and commitment to practice
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Overall score from the Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire, a validated self-administered tool for assessing caregivers’ own perceived depression, burden, stress and grief 2. Overall score from the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, a validated self-administered tool for assessing the acquisition of mindfulness skills 3. Gene expression profiles in peripheral blood mononuclear cells | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Self-perceived depression assessed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale 2. Self-perceived stress assessed using the 10-Item Perceived Stress Scale 3. Self-perceived burden assessed using the Rapid Screen for Caregiver Burden 4. Self-perceived grief assessed using the Inventory of Traumatic Grief Pre-Loss | — |
Countries
United States of America
Outcome results
None listed