Efficacy of a psychoeducational group with caregivers of patients with dementia

Abstract

Background: The use of intervention strategies aimed at dementia caregivers objectives the information and the creation of coping strategies to deal with the difficulties caused by dementia. Objectives: To assess the correlation between the participation in a psychoeducational group and the decrease of burden, and depressive and anxious symptoms of caregivers of people with dementia. Methods: Caregivers (n = 18) assessed in a longitudinal study at baseline and after six months of participation in a psychoeducational group. There were used the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), Pfeffer Functional Activities Questionnaire (PFAQ), Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), Quality of Life Scale in Alzheimer' Disease (QoL-AD), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Results: In the baseline, there was correlation between the burden and the caregivers' depressive symptoms (p = 0.048). The analysis of the differences between the baseline and the second moment has shown a decrease in caregivers' depressive symptoms in moment 2 (p = 0.011). There were no significant differences in the other variables. Discussion: Psychoeducational groups can be considered efficient interventions on the decrease of the depression of caregivers of people with dementia.

Cognitive stimulation therapy for people with dementia in Brazil (CST‐Brasil): Results from a single blind randomized controlled trial

“…Psychosocial and psychoeducational approaches have been related to reduced caregiver distress, but standardized educational approaches are still lacking and also methodological issues preclude more definite conclusions regarding the best approach for burden reduction 43 . Psychoeducation groups can be considered efficient interventions to reduce caregiver burden, 44 and individual CST has also shown evidence of improvement in terms of the caregiving relationship and improvement in caregivers' QoL and depressive symptoms for those who completed more sessions 45 . This suggests that caregiver involvement in non‐pharmacological treatments is potentially important to reduce burden, which may be incorporated in further use of CST‐Brasil.…”

O Questionário De Atividades Funcionais De Pfeffer: Revisão Integrativa Da Literatura Brasileira

“…Assim, confi rmando a literatura internacional (LANDAU et al, 2011;TENG et al, 2010;OPARA, 2012;ROBERTS et al, 2012;VIDONI et al, 2012;ZHAO et al, 2012;WESTERBERG et al, 2012), também no Brasil, o FAQ vem sendo utilizado principalmente junto ao público idoso, em especial àquele com alterações cognitivas (MARRA et al, 2007;VEGA et al, 2007;APRAHAMIAN et al, 2011;BALDAÇARA et al, 2011;DAMIN, 2011;PAVARINI, 2011;SOUSA et al, 2011SOUSA et al, , 2013VALENTE et al, 2011;VASCONCELOS et al, 2011;ALENCAR et al, 2012;PAVARINI, 2012;PAVARINI, 2012;NASCIMENTO et al, 2012;PASSOS;BARRETO, 2012;TRUZZI et al, 2012;SANTOS et al, 2013;MARTINELLI et al, 2014).…”

“…Dois trabalhos usam uma versão de 11 itens com as mesmas alterações descritas anteriormente, além do acréscimo de uma questão a respeito da capacidade do indivíduo para cumprimentar seus amigos adequadamente (LEBRÃO;LAURENTI, 2005;OLIVEIRA et al, 2007). Um estudo (BRITO; PAVARINI, 2012) não descreve completamente a escala utilizada e inclui questões ausentes na versão original como "usar o telefone" e "cuidar da casa", enquanto os estudos de Brito, Costa e Pavarini (2012) e Santos et al (2013) referem-se ao Questionário de Atividades Funcionais de Pfeff er, mas não citam a referência original do instrumento usado.…”

Effectiveness of Resilience Education in the Mental Health of Family Caregivers of Elderly Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

“…Alzheimer's disease is a common chronic disease among elderly patients (1,2), which results in progressive memory loss, personality change, and difficulty in daily activities. It is estimated that approximately 100 million elderly patients will live with Alzheimer's disease by 2050 (3).…”

“…caregivers' physical and psychological health (1). Other research has found that the employment of resilience training offers many advantages (5)(6)(7).…”