TALKING TIME: A pilot randomized controlled trial investigating social support for informal caregivers via the telephone.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Caring for people with dementia at home requires considerable time, organization and commitment. Therefore, informal caregivers of people with dementia are often overburdened. This study examined the effects of the telephone-based Talking Time intervention, which is an approach used to strengthen the psychological health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and social support of informal caregivers of people with dementia living at home.

Methods

This study was a Medical Research Council framework phase two randomized controlled trial. The intervention consisted of a preliminary talk, information booklet, six structured telephone-based support group meetings and a structured written self-evaluation of each support group meeting. The control participants performed their

SUBMITTER: Dichter MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446183 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature