“Living Together with Dementia”—A psychoeducational group programme for family caregivers

Sousa, Lia; Sequeira, Carlos; Ferré‐Grau, Carme; Costa, Rita; Pimenta, Sérgio; Silva, Susana; Graça, Luís

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Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of the psychoeducational programme “Living together with dementia” applied to a group of family caregivers of people with dementia. Design and Methods: A quasi‐experimental study with pretest and posttest and a 4‐month follow‐up. Fifteen family caregivers of people with dementia were recruited in a community care unit in northern Portugal. Results: A positive and statistically significant impact on these caregivers' burden was found. Practice Implications: The programme could be an important mechanism to train family caregivers of home‐dwelling people with dementia.

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Dementia Training programmes Family caregivers Nursing

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/41931

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Sousa, L. , Sequeira, C. , Ferré-Grau, C. , Costa, R. , Pimenta, S. , Silva, S. , & Graça, L. ( 2022 ). “Viver Juntos com a Demência”—Um programa psicoeducacional em grupo para cuidadores familiares . Perspectivas na Atenção Psiquiátrica , 1 – 6