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Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Family Caregivers
Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of a single-session mindfulness-based intervention for reducing stress and promoting psychological health in family caregivers of people with dementia. The single-session mindfulness intervention includes one 90-minute group-based session containing different mindfulness practices, psychoeducation and group sharing activities in the single-session mindfulness intervention. A self-practice tool kit with the teaching materials (e.g., recording of guided mindfulness activities) will be provided to the participants for home practice 20 minutes daily through an online platform and the participants will be told to develop the practice as a daily habit. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the mindfulness intervention combined with psychoeducation or psychoeducation alone. Evaluations will be conducted at baseline (0 weeks), immediately post-intervention (8 weeks), and during a follow-up assessment (6 months). Both groups will complete the same assessments at the same time-points.
Official title: Effect of a Single-Session Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Reducing Stress in Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
160
Start Date
2024-08
Completion Date
2025-08
Last Updated
2024-04-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Mindfulness and psychoeducation
The single-session mindfulness intervention includes a 90-minute group-based session containing different mindfulness practices, psychoeducation and group sharing activities in the single-session mindfulness intervention. A self-practice tool kit will be provided to the participants for home practice 20 minutes daily through an online platform and the participants will be told to develop the practice as a daily habit. All of the teaching contents will be closely related to dementia caregiving and delivered by a mindfulness teacher who has received 40 hours training in dementia caregiving. A weekly mindfulness practice reminder will be sent to the participants through SMS for 8 weeks. The caregivers will also be provided with access to a social media online platform for sharing their practice experience with their classmates online. The interventionist will address their difficulties and challenges via the platform to reinforce skill mastery.
Psychoeducation
The caregivers in the control group will receive brief education on dementia with the same group size and of the same duration (90-minutes) as the sessions in the intervention arm. The nurse will deliver brief education (15 minutes) on dementia in the session, followed by group sharing and discussion on their daily caregiving experience. The caregivers in the control group will be provided with a toolkit with education materials about the common health problems of older adults and also be given access to a social media platform in which they can communicate and share their caregiving experiences with classmates.