Prospective

Doris, Sau-fung Yu

7/F, Esther Lee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

852-39434289

dyu@cuhk.edu.hk

The Nethersole School of Nurisng, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Doris, Sau-fung Yu

7/F, Esther Lee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

852-39434289

dyu@cuhk.edu.hk

The Nethersole School of Nurisng, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

探討腦退化症患者的家庭照顧者接受健康教育計劃後在改善心理健康上的成效之研究

Yes

2016-03-08

Joint CUHK-NTEC Clinical Research Ethics Committee

CRE2016.063-T

Behavior

The strengths-based intervention will adopt an eclectic approach to integrate skills in narrative therapy and empowerment strategies. Narrative skills including externalisation and re-authoring conversations will be used to enhance the caregivers’ awareness of the generalised resistance resources (GRR) in their internal and external environment, whereas the empowerment strategies (i.e., goal setting and attainment process) will be used to empower the caregivers to mobilise the GRR in day-to-day caregiving. To ensure the strengths-based intervention thoroughly covers the complex dementia caregiving experience, six core areas have been identified to provide focus for the intervention, including: a) handling the functional loss of patients with dementia (PWDs), b) handling challenging behaviours of PWDs, c) communication and interaction with PWDs, d) gauging PWDs’ capabilities, e) dyadic relational strain, and f) self-care for caregivers. Each core area will be addressed in two consecutive sessions. A total of 12 sessions will be required to cover the six core areas. Together with a team building session at the commencement and a round-up session in closing, the strengths-based intervention include a total of 14 weekly sessions (90 minutes/ session) conducted in a group of six caregivers. Upon the completion of these 14 sessions, a bi-weekly telephone calls will be given to monitor the goal attainment of the caregivers.

N/A

N/A

14 weeks

Weekly

Basic education on dementia caregiving serves as the control intervention. It includes seven bi-weekly group-based (6 caregivers/ group) information seminars (45minutes/ session) delivered by a another research assistant (RA) according to a PowerPoint developed. Topics relating to dementia caregiving including: a) handling functional loss, b) handling challenging behaviors, c) home safety, d) brain health initiatives, e) communication with PWD, f) stress management, and g) community resource will be covered. The RA will answer the questions from the caregivers upon asked. The discussed content will be documented to allow evaluating the nature of control intervention. Upon the completion of all sessions, the RA will give two bi-weekly telephone calls to each caregiver for general greetings. Questions raised by the caregivers will be answered according to the educative content. Any extra information given will be documented.

N/A

N/A

14 weeks

Bi-weekly

i) Chinese family caregivers of PWDs diagnosed for more than 1 year

ii) live in the same household with the PWDs

iii) provide daily caregiving for more than 4 hours per day

iv) consent to participate

Family caregivers with psychotic disorders

999

999

Both Male and Female

Randomized

Block randomization with a block size of 12 will be used.

Active

Double-blind

Parallel

Other

N/A

No