NCT06755476

Psychological Counseling Program for Alzheimer's Patients' Caregivers

The Effect of Psychological Counseling Program (PsychoCP) for Alzheimer's Patients' Caregivers on Perceived Stress, Psychological Well-Being and Caregiver Burden

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Aydan Akkurt Yalçıntürk · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Purpose: To investigate the effects of a psychological counseling program (PsychoCP) applied to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients on perceived stress, psychological well-being and care burden. Design: The study will be conducted in a pre-test post-test control group, randomized controlled experimental research design. Method: The study is planned to be carried out in Bağcılar Municipality Vefahâne Life Center, Antalya Alzheimer Patients and Patient Relatives Meeting Center and Osmaniye Family and Social Policies Directorate. The sample of the study will consist of 80 caregivers. They will be assigned to intervention (n=40) and control groups (n=40) by randomization. Hypotheses Hypothesis1: The perceived stress level of caregivers who received PsychoDP is lower than those who did not receive PsychoCP. Hypothesis2: The psychological well-being levels of caregivers who received PsychoDP are higher than those who did not receive PsychoCP. Hypothesis3: The care burden of caregivers who received PsychoDP is lower than those who did not receive PsychoCP.

Conditions

• Alzheimer Disease
• Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease or Memory Problem Patients
• Perceived Stress
• Well-Being (Psychological Flourishing)
• Care Burden

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Psychological Counseling Program	The Psychological Counseling Program consists of 8 sessions for caregivers of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Aims of the sessions: Session 1: Introduction, Collection of pretest data Session 2: It is aimed to inform Alzheimer's caregivers about the disease and its symptoms. Session 3: It is aimed to strengthen caregivers' coping skills. Session 4: It is aimed to inform Alzheimer's patients about daily care practices. Session 5: It is aimed to provide information to Alzheimer's caregivers about coping with stress. Session 6: It is aimed to provide information about medical and financial support that individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's and their relatives can receive in the region they live. Session 7: It is aimed to conduct Q\&A sessions on the problems that caregivers bring. Session 8: Collection of posttest data Sessions will be completed in 8 weeks, one day a week. Each session is planned to last approximately 60 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-15
• Primary completion: 2025-04-15
• Completion: 2025-08-15
• First posted: 2025-01-01
• Last updated: 2025-01-01