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‘Living Together With Dementia’: preliminary results of a training programme for family caregivers

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dc.contributor.authorSousa, Lia
dc.contributor.authorSequeira, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorFerré‐Grau, Carme
dc.contributor.authorGraça, Luís
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-08T14:05:07Z
dc.date.available2020-09-08T14:05:07Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this article was to present the preliminary results of a training programme for family caregivers of people with dementia at an early to moderate stage living at home - 'Living Together With Dementia'. In this randomised controlled trial, 27 family caregivers who met the inclusion criteria were recruited from the neurology outpatient consultation clinic of a hospital in the north of Portugal and randomised into two groups (control and experimental) between October 2015 and March 2016. The programme 'Living Together With Dementia' was applied to the participants of the experimental group. The strategies used, overload, difficulties and satisfaction of the caregivers were assessed at three different stages (at the beginning and end of the intervention, as well as at follow-up). For the data analysis, quantitative parametric measures were applied. The Health Ethical Commission of the Hospital Centre approved the study, and its protocol and Helsinki Declaration ethical principles were considered throughout the process. In the final assessment, an improvement in the overload and difficulties was confirmed, as was an increase in the caregivers' satisfaction level and an improvement in coping/problem-solving strategies. In the follow-up stage, the results tended to revert towards those of the initial assessment. The programme 'Living Together With Dementia' appeared to be a major contribution enabling family caregivers of people with dementia, although there is a need to develop an efficacy study using a more substantial sample. The programme contributed to a reduction in the overload and difficulties borne by the family caregivers of people with dementia at an early to moderate stage living at home and to increased caregiver satisfaction.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationScand J Caring Sci; 2020pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/scs.12821pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1471-6712
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/33271
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWileypt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/scs.12821?fbclid=IwAR2W8LNdzrUpq4Jgn2dyJPoUklA07gJhDl3t3HVFoCkgFzrsuPJBL9OPUcIpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectDementiapt_PT
dc.subjectFamily caregiverspt_PT
dc.subjectTraining programmespt_PT
dc.subjectRandomised controlled trialpt_PT
dc.subjectQuantitative researchpt_PT
dc.subjectNursingpt_PT
dc.title‘Living Together With Dementia’: preliminary results of a training programme for family caregiverspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciencespt_PT
person.familyNameCruz Sequeira
person.givenNameCarlos Alberto
person.identifierK-5026-2013
person.identifier.ciencia-idEC12-73D4-420B
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5620-3478
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