TY - JOUR
T1 - A mindfulness-based intervention adapted to dementia caregivers
T2 - A study protocol for a randomized clinical control trial
AU - Antoniou, Rea
AU - Toli, Despoina Georgakopoulou
AU - Lerner, Hannah
AU - Callahan, Patrick
AU - Coble, Roger
AU - Ortiz, Bailey
AU - Sideman, Alissa Bernstein
AU - Shdo, Suzanne M.
AU - Levenson, Robert W.
AU - Ferreira, Nuno
AU - Moskowitz, Judith T.
AU - Rankin, Katherine P.
N1 - Funding Information:
The planned study has no sponsor and was conducted via discretionary funding. AB’s time was supported by NIA K01AG059840.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Antoniou, Toli, Lerner, Callahan, Coble, Ortiz, Sideman, Shdo, Levenson, Ferreira, Moskowitz and Rankin.
PY - 2022/12/20
Y1 - 2022/12/20
N2 - Dementia caregiving, besides encompassing various challenges in tandem to the diagnosis of the care recipient, is associated with decreased psychological well-being and mental health. Accordingly, caregivers’ wellbeing has an impact on the quality of care they provide and on the relationship quality with the person in their care. The aim of the present study is to examine the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention on relational and psychological wellbeing, tailored to the needs of dementia caregivers. This clinical trial (NCT04977245) will apply a randomized controlled mixed method design. Caregivers will be randomly allocated to either the mindfulness intervention or the active control group. The intervention arm is based on experiential learning and is targeted to promote caregivers’ well-being and empowerment. Assessments will include, standardized self-report questionnaires, task performance measures, and qualitative measures. All assessments will be held at three time points (baseline; t0, 0 months, post-intervention; t1, 2 months, and after maintenance; t2, 3 months) focused on three core domains (1. relational well-being, 2. psychological well-being, and 3. dementia patient’s lifestyle/activities). The primary outcome will be relational well-being, and data will be analyzed using linear mixed modelling.
AB - Dementia caregiving, besides encompassing various challenges in tandem to the diagnosis of the care recipient, is associated with decreased psychological well-being and mental health. Accordingly, caregivers’ wellbeing has an impact on the quality of care they provide and on the relationship quality with the person in their care. The aim of the present study is to examine the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention on relational and psychological wellbeing, tailored to the needs of dementia caregivers. This clinical trial (NCT04977245) will apply a randomized controlled mixed method design. Caregivers will be randomly allocated to either the mindfulness intervention or the active control group. The intervention arm is based on experiential learning and is targeted to promote caregivers’ well-being and empowerment. Assessments will include, standardized self-report questionnaires, task performance measures, and qualitative measures. All assessments will be held at three time points (baseline; t0, 0 months, post-intervention; t1, 2 months, and after maintenance; t2, 3 months) focused on three core domains (1. relational well-being, 2. psychological well-being, and 3. dementia patient’s lifestyle/activities). The primary outcome will be relational well-being, and data will be analyzed using linear mixed modelling.
KW - clinical trial
KW - dementia caregiving
KW - mindfulness
KW - mindfulness based intervention
KW - mixed method design
KW - psychological wellbeing
KW - relational wellbeing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85145506321&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1062452
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1062452
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85145506321
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 13
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
M1 - 1062452
ER -
