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| Telephone-delivered psychosocial intervention reduces burden in dementia caregivers | | Author(s) | Geoffrey Tremont, Jennifer Duncan Davis, Duane S Bishop |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 7, no 4, November 2008 |
| Pages | pp 503-520 |
| Source | http://www.dem.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Psychiatric treatment ; Telephone ; Informal care ; Stress ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The preliminary efficacy of Family Intervention Telephone Tracking - Dementia (FITT-D), a multi-component intervention that is delivered in 23 telephone contacts over 12 months, was examined. 33 dementia caregivers were randomly assigned to receive either FIDTT-D (n=16) or standard care (n=17) using urn randomisation to balance the groups on dementia severity, caregiver gender and relationship type (spouse versus other). Inclusion criteria included formal dementia diagnosis, caregiving for at least 6 months, residing with the care recipient, and providing at least 4 hours of direct supervision per day. Master's level therapists contacted caregivers by telephone over 12 months. Each contact followed a standardised treatment manual, involving assessment and individualised application of interventions to address mood, family functioning, social support and health. Outcomes included Zarit Burden Interview, Revised Memory and Behaviour Problems Checklist, and the Geriatric depression Scale (GDS) at baseline and 12 months (end of treatment). Caregivers receiving FITT-D exhibited significantly lower burden scores and less severe reactions to memory and behaviour problems than caregivers in the standard care condition. Findings provide preliminary evidence for the efficacy of FITT-D, a potentially highly accessible, low-cost intervention for dementia caregivers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090126206 A |
| Classmark | EA: LP: UJ: P6: QNH: 4C: 7T |
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