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Psychological Counseling Program for Alzheimer's Patients' Caregivers
Sponsor: Aydan Akkurt Yalçıntürk
Summary
Purpose: To investigate the effects of a psychological counseling program (PsychoCP) applied to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients on perceived stress, psychological well-being and care burden. Design: The study will be conducted in a pre-test post-test control group, randomized controlled experimental research design. Method: The study is planned to be carried out in Bağcılar Municipality Vefahâne Life Center, Antalya Alzheimer Patients and Patient Relatives Meeting Center and Osmaniye Family and Social Policies Directorate. The sample of the study will consist of 80 caregivers. They will be assigned to intervention (n=40) and control groups (n=40) by randomization. Hypotheses Hypothesis1: The perceived stress level of caregivers who received PsychoDP is lower than those who did not receive PsychoCP. Hypothesis2: The psychological well-being levels of caregivers who received PsychoDP are higher than those who did not receive PsychoCP. Hypothesis3: The care burden of caregivers who received PsychoDP is lower than those who did not receive PsychoCP.
Official title: The Effect of Psychological Counseling Program (PsychoCP) for Alzheimer's Patients' Caregivers on Perceived Stress, Psychological Well-Being and Caregiver Burden
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2025-02-15
Completion Date
2025-08-15
Last Updated
2025-01-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Psychological Counseling Program
The Psychological Counseling Program consists of 8 sessions for caregivers of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Aims of the sessions: Session 1: Introduction, Collection of pretest data Session 2: It is aimed to inform Alzheimer's caregivers about the disease and its symptoms. Session 3: It is aimed to strengthen caregivers' coping skills. Session 4: It is aimed to inform Alzheimer's patients about daily care practices. Session 5: It is aimed to provide information to Alzheimer's caregivers about coping with stress. Session 6: It is aimed to provide information about medical and financial support that individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's and their relatives can receive in the region they live. Session 7: It is aimed to conduct Q\&A sessions on the problems that caregivers bring. Session 8: Collection of posttest data Sessions will be completed in 8 weeks, one day a week. Each session is planned to last approximately 60 minutes.