Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia

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  • participants needed
    15
  • sponsor
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Updated on 16 February 2024
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anxiety
depression
psychological stress
acceptance and commitment therapy
dementia

Summary

The pilot project aims to investigate the feasibility and the preliminary efficacy of a guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention for distressed family caregivers of people with dementia. A one-group pretest-posttest design (n=15) will be used to investigate the potential effects of the 10 weekly online ACT intervention session on caregivers' outcomes at posttest (10 weeks).

Description

This project will employ one-group pretest-posttest design to investigate the potential impact of a guided online ACT intervention on improving quality of life and psychological health in distressed family caregivers of people with dementia. After the baseline evaluation, eligible caregivers will receive 10 weekly ACT sessions, individually delivered by a licensed professional counselor online. Each session lasts for one hour. Primary outcome measures will be psychological distress measured by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS)- 21 and care-related quality of life measured by the Care-related Quality of Life instrument (CarerQol). A one-time interview at the completion of the 10 weekly sessions will be conducted to explore caregivers' experiences in the intervention.

Details
Condition Psychological Distress
Age 18years - 100years
Treatment Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04458870
SponsorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Last Modified on16 February 2024

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Inclusion Criteria

community-dwelling adults (age 18 or over) who are currently taking primary responsibility for the care of a relative with dementia living in the community
devoting at least 1 hour daily to the care of the relative with dementia
having cared for a relative with dementia for at least 3 months
suffering at least mild symptoms of psychological distress measured by the DASS-21 (scores 5 on Depression Subscale of DASS-21, scores 4 on Anxiety Subscale, or scores 8 on Stress Subscale)
having a computer/smartphone with internet access capable of doing web browsing and video-conferencing
being able to provide informed consent by understanding the nature of study participation

Exclusion Criteria

having cognitive, physical, or sensory deficits, or language barriers (non-English communicator) that impede study participation
receiving a psychological therapy currently
having psychiatric hospitalizations or diagnoses of mental illness in the previous 2 years
taking antipsychotic or anticonvulsant medication at the time of recruitment
considering or planning to place family members of dementia in a nursing home within 6 months
having the possibility of study dropouts due to other medical conditions of family members with dementia (e.g., conditions that may impede study participation due to frequent hospitalization or death)
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