Status:
COMPLETED
Bibliotherapy for Improving Caregiving Appraisal Among Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia: A Pilot RCT
Lead Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Conditions:
Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a 8-week pilot randomized controlled trial utilizing bibliotherapy compared with usual care to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of bibliotherapy among informal caregivers of peopl...
Detailed Description
Background: China is one of the countries with the highest number of people with dementia (PWD), while over 90% of PWD are cared by informal caregivers in the community. Informal caregivers are found ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Caregiver who provides regular care to a person with early to moderate level of any type of medical diagnosis of dementia (PWD) for at least 5 hours per week for at least 6 months;
- Aged 18 or above;
- Not paid for the care provided;
- Assist with at least one of PWD's daily activities;
- Be able to read;
- Can be contacted by phone.
Exclusion
- Caregivers with unstable physical or mental conditions;
- Those with cognitive impairment;
- Those involved in another interventional study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03852121
Start Date
December 1 2018
End Date
August 30 2020
Last Update
October 19 2020
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School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong