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
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Individual therapy 12 to 16 weeks
Individual therapy 12 to 16 weeks
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGProlonged Grief Scale-12 (measuring pre-death grief)
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.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months
Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI)
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.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months
Perceived Stress Scale
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.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months
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