Intervention Helps Family Caregivers of People With Dementia Attain Own Therapy Goals.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen
; 33(5): 301-308, 2018 08.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Caregiver intervention studies typically assess whether participants attain general goals (eg, improved mental/physical health) but not their own individual goals. We used goal attainment scaling to evaluate whether participants of a telephone intervention based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) attained their personal goals. We also evaluated treatment compliance and implementation.METHODS:
A sample of 139 family caregivers of people with dementia received 12 telephone sessions over 6 months. Participants personal goals were specified during the first and second sessions. Participants and therapists assessed goal attainment at the end of the intervention.RESULTS:
Nearly all participants reported meaningful improvements with regard to their personal goals. Specifically, 20.9% exceeded, 56.4% completely attained, and 21.8% partially attained at least one of their personal goals. There was high agreement between self- and therapist ratings. Treatment compliance and implementation were highly satisfactory.CONCLUSIONS:
The CBT telephone intervention successfully helped participants attain their personal goals.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental
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Cuidadores
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Demência
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Objetivos
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha