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| Analysis of the efficacy of a psychotherapeutic program to improve the emotional status of caregivers of elderly dependent relatives | | Author(s) | Javier López, Maria Crespo |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 4, July 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, July 2008 |
| Pages | pp 451-461 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Psychiatric treatment ; Depression ; Anxiety ; Family care ; Evaluation ; Spain. |
| Annotation | The long-term impact was examined of a psychotherapeutic cognitive-behavioural program with two intervention formats (traditional weekly sessions and minimal therapeutic contact) in caregivers who suffered from emotional problems due to caring for an older dependent relative. The 86 Spanish participants who lived with an older person at home, were randomised into one of the two intervention formats for 8 weeks. Measures of anxiety, depression, burden, coping, social support and self-esteem were analysed pre- and post-treatment, and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 month follow-ups. Significant effects were found in the expected direction in most of the measures analysed. Participants in the intervention reduced significantly their levels of anxiety, depression and burden, and they improved the levels of problem-focused coping, social support and self-esteem. The two intervention formats had different evolutions, with better effects in the TWS format, especially at the first post-test measurements, but the difference tended to decrease over time. The data suggest that individual therapeutic interventions with caregivers are efficient to reduce their emotional problems, and that the effect is mediated by improvement both in their appraisal of the situation and in their personal resources. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081010205 A |
| Classmark | LP: ENR: ENP: P6:SJ: 4C: 76S |
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