NCT05927805

E-bibliotherapy for Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia

Effects of E-bibliotherapy on the Psychological Well-being of Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 192 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this study is to test the efficacy of e-bibliotherapy on improving the psychological well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia as compared with a control group.

Detailed description

This project is a two-arm randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of e-bibliotherapy on improving the psychological well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia. One hundred and ninety-two informal caregivers of people with dementia will be recruited. Participants in the intervention group will receive eight weekly e-bibliotherapy sessions. The control group will get access to the same e-bibliotherapy app but accept only general daily living knowledge. Psychological well-being, caregiving appraisal, mental health, biomarker of stress, and health-related quality of life will be measured to test the effects of e-bibliotherapy immediately post-intervention, three months post-intervention, and six months post-intervention. Focus group interviews will be conducted immediately post-intervention to explore caregivers' experiences participating in this study.

Conditions

• Dementia
• Caregiver Stress Syndrome
• Psychological Well-Being

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	E-bibliotherapy	Participants in the intervention group will accept eight weekly sessions of e-bibliotherapy. The e-bibliotherapy will be delivered via the e-bibliotherapy app we develop and includes eight e-bibliotherapy sessions, each focusing on one active component that may affect a caregiver's mental well-being.
OTHER	Control	The control group will give access to the same e-bibliotherapy app, but only be authorized to access general daily living knowledge that is different from the intervention contents. They will also be asked to finish a session each week for eight weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2026-09-01
• Completion: 2026-09-01
• First posted: 2023-07-03
• Last updated: 2023-07-03