"Living Together With Dementia"_Creation and Validation of a Training Program for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia to Live at Home

Centro Hospitalar De São João, E.P.E.25 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to experimentally evaluate the training program for family caregivers of people with dementia\_"Living together with Dementia."

This study will begin in March 2016, with the initial assessment of family caregivers of people with dementia. These were recruited through hospital neurology clinic and must comply with a set of pre-established criteria. It is expected a total of 20 participants in the study (10 in the experimental group and 10 in control group). Interventions will take place over the months of March and April. The final evaluation is scheduled for late April and the follow up to July 2016. an evaluation document itself for this study was built.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dementia

Interventions

psychoeducationOTHER

Providing knowledge and skills development in family caregivers of people with dementia, through a structured psychoeducational programme

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Be primary caregiver of the person with dementia * Be able to read and write * Carers of peolpe with dementia in initial or moderate stage Exclusion Criteria: * The person with dementia have severe mental pathologies associated

Locations (1)

CHSaoJoao

Porto, Portugal

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Caregiver Overload Scale

Time frame: 7 weeks

Carers Assessment Satisfaction Index

Time frame: 7 weeks

Carers Assessment Difficulties Index

Time frame: 7 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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