The Effects of a Hybrid Face-To-Face and Online Mode of Delivering a Mindfulness-Based Dementia Caregiving Programme for Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Caregiver Burden
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Caregiver Burden
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Caregivers who are aged 18 or above
- Caregivers who are taking care for a family member medically diagnosed with dementia who has been residing in the community;
- Caregivers who are providing care to the dementia care recipients for at least 6 months prior to the subject recruitment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Caregivers who have participated in any structured psychosocial intervention or mindfulness-based intervention/training in the 6 months prior to recruitment,
- Caregivers who have acute psychiatric and medical comorbidities that are potentially life-threatening (e.g., suicidal ideation) or leave them with a limited ability to participate or adhere to the intervention (e.g., acute psychosis),
- caregivers who do not have Internet access.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
A hybrid Mindfulness-based Dementia Caregiving Program (MBDCP)
Control group
Participants from the experimental group will receive a hybrid Mindfulness-based Dementia Caregiving Program (MBDCP). It is a 6-week program. In the 1st, 2nd and 6th session, it is delivered through face to face, while in the 3rd, 4th and 5th sessions, it will be delivered via online approach.
The family caregivers in the control group will receive 6 week education programme on dementia. It is a control for the social effects of the MBDCP. In the 1st, 2nd and 6th session, it is delivered through face to face, while in the 3rd, 4th and 5th sessions, it will be delivered via online approach.