Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2022 Jan 13. doi: 10.1111/ppc.13025. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the psychoeducational programme “Living together with dementia” applied to a group of family caregivers of people with dementia.
DESIGN AND METHODS: A quasi-experimental study with pretest and posttest and a 4-month follow-up. Fifteen family caregivers of people with dementia were recruited in a community care unit in northern Portugal.
RESULTS: A positive and statistically significant impact on these caregivers’ burden was found.
PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The programme could be an important mechanism to train family caregivers of home-dwelling people with dementia.
PMID:35023574 | DOI:10.1111/ppc.13025
