Status:

COMPLETED

A Feasibility Study of Online Psychoeducation for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia

Lead Sponsor:

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

Dementia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of online psychoeducation in the family caregivers of people with dementia living in the community. The main objectives...

Detailed Description

This study employed a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design to compare online psychoeducation with conventional face-to-face psychoeducation. This study also included a qualitative study as proce...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • cognitively competent (i.e. Mini Mental State Examination ≥23)
  • taking care of a family member diagnosed with dementia of mild to moderate stage and required assistance in physical activities of daily living (ADL) (i.e. score ≥2 on the ADL scale
  • at least 5 hours of caregiving per week in the past month
  • had low caregiving self-efficacy (i.e. score ≤3 on the Caregiving Competence Scale

Exclusion

  • currently participating in any other psychosocial interventional program
  • had psychiatric illnesses and had active treatment
  • did not had access to the Internet on any type of electronic device such as smart phone or laptop.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 15 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06042634

Start Date

July 15 2022

End Date

January 31 2023

Last Update

September 21 2023

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Nethersole School of Nursing, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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