Caregiver Burden of People With Dementia
Conditions
Keywords
caregiver burden, stress, depression, dementia
Brief summary
This study is to test the feasibility (pilot part) and efficacy (phase IIa part) of a specifically on the needs of caregivers of people with dementia composed new short-term psychotherapeutical intervention.
Detailed description
This prospective study will be offered to caregivers from the out patient clinic of the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine of the University Rostock Medical Center. In a first pilot study with 10 participants without control group, we tested the feasability and acceptance of the program (completed 2/2015). From 4/2015 a phase IIa study started with 10 participants in the intervention group and 10 in the control groups (will be organized by waiting list). The program consists of two modules of caregiver education followed by ten psychotherapeutic group modules. Duration of each module is planned to be 90 minutes including a relaxation exercise at the end of each module. Primary outcomes are the feasibility, acceptance and the effect on caregiver burden.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPsychotherapy
The program is designed for 10 participants and consists of two modules of caregiver education followed by ten psychotherapeutic group modules. The major overarching topics will be (i) caregiver´s emotional and physical limits, (ii) conscious and unconscious feelings and emotions towards the people with dementia and (iii) activation of caregivers´ social resources. Duration of each module is planned to be 90 minutes including a relaxation exercise at the end of each module.
Sponsors
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
University of Rostock
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* caregiver of a person with dementia * willing to participate in all 12 modules of the program
Exclusion criteria
* current psychotherapy or antidepressive medication for less than 6 month * major depression
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in perceived self-efficacy directly and 3 month after psychotherapeutical intervention and reduction of symptoms of depression | before intervention, 0 and 3 month after end of intervention | SWE, a german self-efficacy self-rating scale, will be used for self-efficacy measurement AND ADS (German Version of the CES-D Scale) for measurement for symptoms of depression |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| reduction of perceived burden of care | before intervention, 0 and 3 month after end of intervention | We will be using the Zarit-Burden-Interview to measure the perceived burden of care |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed