Efficacy of a Virtual Education Program for Family Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family caregivers of people with dementia often experience negative impacts including stress and burden. Psychoeducational programs can reduce these negative outcomes.

Objective

To evaluate whether this virtual caregiver education program changes caregiver confidence, self-efficacy, and burden relative to controls.

Methods

This was a pre-post comparison of a five-week, synchronous, virtual caregiver education program delivered by a clinician and caregiver support specialist covering aspects of dementia, including changes in cognition, behavior, functional abilities, caregiver-care recipient roles, communication, and caregiver self-care. Caregivers (n = 90) were surveyed at baseline, at completion of intervention, and three months thereafter; controls (n = 4

SUBMITTER: Noel MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9108574 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature