Family caregivers of people with dementia
Conditions
Interventions
An online CBT program (50 minutes x 8 sessions) will be conducted for family caregivers.
Sponsors
Keio University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Those who aged between 20 and 80 years old 2.Those who have relatives with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or symptoms of dementia. 3.Those who have no communication problem in Japanese(listening, speaking, writing, or reading). 4.Those who can basically attend the program once a week via video conferencing system (WebEx, Zoom, etc.).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Those who have been declared to have a life expectancy of less than one year due to physical illness. 2.Those who are scheduled to be hospitalized for mental or physical illness. 3.Those who are deemed to have difficulty in participating by the researcher due to other reasons.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The burden experienced by family caregivers after the end of the intervention(8 weeks) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.psychological variable of the family caregivers(HADS, HRQOL, DCPFS-21) 2.Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia(BPSD) in patients with dementia(NPI-Q) Feasibility assessment 1.Dropout rate 2.Incidence of adverse events 3.Satisfaction with the program | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMiyuki Tajima
Keio University School of Medicine Department of Neuropsychiatry
Outcome results
None listed