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

NCT06042634 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2023-09-21

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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 it aims to answer are:

1. Is online psychoeducation feasible and acceptable to family caregivers of people with dementia?
2. What is the preliminary effect of online psychoeducation on caregiving self-efficacy in family caregivers of people with dementia?

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Online psychoeducation

Online psychoeducation aimed to enhance the knowledge and skill of family caregivers of people with dementia, who could not physically attend in-person class. Knowledge covering dementia caregiving including disease nature, communication skill, stress and coping, daily care, management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, and future planning. The intervention provided opportunities to practice through simulation and weekly home assignment. There was a total of 6 sessions and provided weekly. Each session lasted for 2 hours. Participants had discussion with peers and coached by a facilitator. Online psychoeducation wad delivered via Zoom videoconferencing.

BEHAVIORAL

Face-to-face psychoeducation

Face-to-face psychoeducation has the same content and flow of presentation as online psychoeducation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hoi Man Chan, master · Nethersole School of Nursing, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-15
Primary Completion
2023-01-31
Completion
2023-01-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Diseases

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