An embedded qualitative study of the experiences of people with dementia, their caregivers and volunteer older adults who participated in the CREST resilience-building psychosocial intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A novel Complex REsilience-building psychoSocial intervenTion (CREST) targeted at people with dementia, their informal carers, general practitioners and the wider community with the aim of increasing resilience and strengthening the personal attributes or external assets of people with dementia living at home, in the community, was developed. It included three components: cognitive stimulation therapy (CST), physical exercise and dementia education. A non-randomised feasibility study was conducted of the CREST intervention, the aim of which was to inform the design of a future randomised controlled trial. This article presents the findings from the qualitative component of the CREST intervention feasibility study, describing the experience of the people with dementia and

SUBMITTER: Casey D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11423497 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature