Burden, Caregiver, Grief, Mental Health Issue
Conditions
Brief summary
The overarching goal of this project is to evaluate if evidence-based interventions can reduce PDG, burden, and stress in informal caregivers of individuals with dementia
Detailed description
Aim 1: Examine the effects of two individual evidence-based therapies for informal caregivers of dementia patients. Aim 2: Examine the effects of a modified evidence-based group therapy for informal caregivers of dementia patients.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Individual therapy 12 to 16 weeks
BEHAVIORALBehavior Activation
Individual therapy 12 to 16 weeks
Sponsors
Texas Tech University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy; Behavior Activation; Group Therapy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 120 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participants must be informal caregivers (e.g., spouse; child; close friend) of individuals with dementia * Informal caregivers can be family members or close friends * Adults (18 to 89 years old) who read, write, and speak in English * Mental Health Diagnosis (e.g., Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Major Depressive Disorder
Exclusion criteria
* Formal caregivers (who are being paid to take care of the patient) * Any informal caregivers with cognitive impairment is identified during the assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prolonged Grief Scale-12 (measuring pre-death grief) | through study completion, an average of 6 months | The PG-12 (range 11-55; higher scores mean higher pre-death grief), which is used to measure pre-death grief will be used to measure grief of having a loved one live with a life limiting illness and no longer be able to engage in valued activites. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI) | through study completion, an average of 6 months | Informal caregivers, usually family member, have an increase in burden or feeling they are overwhelmed by their current circumstances. The ZBI is between 0-48, higher scores indicating higher burden. |
| Perceived Stress Scale | through study completion, an average of 6 months | Informal caregivers, usually family members, are unpaid and have a tendency to feel tense and emotionally drained do to caregiving. Scores range from 0-40 with higher scores indicating higher rates of stress. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTCasside Street, Ph.D
CONTACTKeith Jones, Ph.D
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJonathan D Singer, Ph.D
jonsinge@ttu.edu
Outcome results
None listed