Social media-based bibliotherapy for improving the mental health of informal caregivers of people with dementia: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite their own experience of mental health issues, informal caregivers of individuals with dementia are often overlooked, and there is a limited availability of community services tailored specifically for them. A self-help intervention, bibliotherapy, shows promise as an intervention to enhance the mental well-being of caregivers in resource-constrained settings, and social media has demonstrated its efficacy as a user-friendly platform for delivering health interventions. However, the efficacy of social media-based bibliotherapy remains untested.

Aim

This study aims to test the efficacy of social media-based bibliotherapy on improving the mental health of informal caregivers of people with dementia through a randomized controlled trial.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11983988 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature