NCT06870474

Psychoeducational Intervention Against Support Groups for Caregivers

Psychoeducational Intervention Against Support Groups for Caregivers: A Randomised Controlled Trial of Its Effectiveness

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Salamanca · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: To explore the effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention against support groups and the usual care in caregivers. Providing care involves major changes in the lives of caregivers, with far-reaching repercussions. There is evidence that acting upon its mediator variables reduces its effects. Methods: A randomised controlled trial will be carried out. The study will be conducted at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Salamanca (USAL) in Spain. Family caregivers of people with dementia will participate in this study. The participants will be divided into three groups: the intervention group (IG), which will undergo a psychoeducational intervention programme, the support group (SG) (control group - placebo), which will undergo a support group intervention programme, and the control group-waiting lists (CG), which will only be assessed at the different measurements points, and after the end of the programme they will be offered the intervention of the experimental group. The programme (IG) will comprise eight sessions over a period of two months. All participants will be assessed at the outset and conclusion of the study, as well as after three and six months, during which time data regarding their socio-demographic characteristics and responses to the different scales will be collected. Both mediator and negative outcome variables will be assessed. Discussion: Effective interventions need to be developed to improve the biopsychosocial state of caregivers. The presented psychoeducational intervention may help family caregivers because it could be more effective than others. The psychoeducational intervention has the aim of improving quality of life, problem-solving and social skills, leisure time, self-efficacy and social support of caregivers; and decreasing their depressive symptomology, dysfunctional thoughts, burden and stress.

Conditions

• Dementia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Psychoeducational intervention	The psychoeducational intervention has the aim of improving quality of life, problem-solving and social skills, leisure time, self-efficacy and social support of caregivers; and decreasing their depressive symptomology, dysfunctional thoughts, burden and stress. Both mediator and outcome variables will be contemplated.
BEHAVIORAL	Support group	This intervention is a placebo group. It has the typical structure and characteristics of this type of intervention
BEHAVIORAL	Control group	Participants were not subject to any intervention. They received the psychoeducational intervention once the study had ended.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-10
• Primary completion: 2019-06-25
• Completion: 2019-11-25
• First posted: 2025-03-11
• Last updated: 2025-03-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain