Psychological Counseling Program for Alzheimer's Patients' Caregivers
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Psychological Counseling Program.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Alzheimer Disease, Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease or Memory Problem Patients, Perceived Stress, Well-Being (Psychological Flourishing). Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Effect of Psychological Counseling Program (PsychoCP) for Alzheimer's Patients' Caregivers on Perceived Stress, Psychological Well-Being and Caregiver Burden
Overview
Purpose: To investigate the effects of a psychological counseling program (PsychoCP) applied to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients on perceived stress, psychological well-being and care burden. Design: The study will be conducted in a pre-test post-test control group, randomized controlled experimental research design. Method: The study is planned to be carried out in Bağcılar Municipality Vefahâne Life Center, Antalya Alzheimer Patients and Patient Relatives Meeting Center and Osmaniye Family and Social Policies Directorate. The sample of the study will consist of 80 caregivers. They will be assigned to intervention (n=40) and control groups (n=40) by randomization. Hypotheses Hypothesis1: The perceived stress level of caregivers who received PsychoDP is lower than those who did not receive PsychoCP. Hypothesis2: The psychological well-being levels of caregivers who received PsychoDP are higher than those who did not receive PsychoCP. Hypothesis3: The care burden of caregivers who received PsychoDP is lower than those who did not receive PsychoCP.
Interventions
- Other Psychological Counseling Program
The Psychological Counseling Program consists of 8 sessions for caregivers of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Aims of the sessions: Session 1: Introduction, Collection of pretest data Session 2: It is aimed to inform Alzheimer's caregivers about the disease and its symptoms. Session 3: It is aimed to strengthen caregivers' coping skills. Session 4: It is aimed to inform Alzheimer's patients about daily care practices. Session 5: It is aimed to provide information to Alzheimer's careg
Primary outcome measures
- Perceived Stress Level [Time frame: Two months]
- Psychological Well-being Level [Time frame: Two months]
- The Burden of Caregiving [Time frame: Two months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Providing informal care to an individual with mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease
- Being a primary caregiver
- Providing care to the patient for at least six months
- Providing care to the patient for at least six hours per day
- Being literate
- Being able to speak and understand Turkish
- Being 18 years of age or older
- Being willing and able to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
- Not being able to understand questions and express ideas
- Having a psychiatric disorder
- Not receiving any therapy services during the study
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06755476 · 20122024