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| Feasibility of central meditation and imagery therapy for dementia caregivers | | Author(s) | Felipe A Jain, Nora Nazarian, Helen Lavretsky |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 29, no 8, August 2014 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, August 2014 |
| Pages | pp 870-876 |
| Source | www.orangejournal.org |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Family care ; Stress ; Depression ; Anxiety ; Psychiatric treatment ; Group work ; Yoga ; Therapy. |
| Annotation | Family dementia caregivers are at high risk of depression and burnout. The present study aimed to assess the feasibility of Central Meditation and Imagery Therapy for Caregivers (CMIT-C), a novel eight-week group meditation and guided imagery group therapy programme, for dementia caregivers reporting stress because of caregiving responsibilities. Twelve family dementia caregivers enrolled in CMIT-C. Primary outcomes included depression and anxiety, and secondary outcomes included insomnia, quality of life and mindfulness. Changes over the study and three month follow-up were analysed with non-parametric related samples tests. Correlations of feeling state changes from meditation diaries at one week were made with symptom changes post meditation training. Ten participants completed the study. Completers came to an average of seven sessions out of a possible eight sessions, and turned in home practice logs of 90 ± 10% of the time. Anxiety, depression and insomnia symptoms decreased, and mindfulness ratings improved with large effects. Gains were stable at three months. Early response during the first week of meditation practice was associated with subsequent home meditation practice, anxiety change at eight weeks and endpoint satisfaction with CMIT-C. Overall the study found that Central Meditation and Imagery Therapy for Caregivers is a feasible intervention for dementia caregivers. Results suggest that this therapeutic technique can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia, and increase levels of mindfulness. Early response to meditation practice predicted those with the greatest short-term benefits, and this may inform future studies of meditation. Larger controlled efficacy studies of CMIT-C for dementia caregivers are warranted. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150529261 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6:SJ: QNH: ENR: ENP: LP: IGG: HTY: LO |
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