The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effectiveness of mindfulness-based VR could enhance depression, sleep quality, and overall quality of life for family caregivers providing care for people with dementia. Participants will be ask to attend the six-week course encompassed various mindfulness practices, including breathing observation, body scanning, mindful yoga, mindful walking, holistic meditation, and non-selective awareness practices. The control group will only be given the mindfulness-based audio files for six weeks.
The inclusion criteria for participants were as follows: (1) being a family caregiver responsible for caring for a family member diagnosed with dementia by a medical institution, (2) having the ability to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese, and (3) providing informed consent to participate in the study by signing the consent form. Individuals with visual and auditory impairments were excluded from the study. Outcome measure: basic characteristics of participants; The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Questionnaire of Taiwan's World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
16
Participants will be ask to attend the six-week course encompassed various mindfulness practices, including breathing observation, body scanning, mindful yoga, mindful walking, holistic meditation, and non-selective awareness practices.
The mindfulness-based audio files for six weeks.
Taipei Medical University
Taipei, Taiwan
Depression
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) The minimum value= 0, maximum value= 60, higher score mean higher frequency of depressive symptoms.
Time frame: Baseline and six-week
Sleep
Chinese Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (CPSQI) The minimum value= 0, maximum value= 21, higher score mean worse sleep quality.
Time frame: Baseline and six-week
QoL
Questionnaire of Taiwan's World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version The minimum value= 4, maximum value= 20, higher score mean better quality of life.
Time frame: Baseline and six-week
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