Telephone-coached "Graphic Narrative" Bibliotherapy for Dementia Caregivers
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University
About this trial
This study aims to assess the efficacy of telephone-coached graphic narrative bibliotherapy in improving dementia caregiver depressive symptoms compared with the booklet group.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
provide unpaid care to a person diagnosed with early to moderate stage dementia;
provide at least 14 hours of care a week for at least 3 months
aged 18 years or above
able to read
Disqualifiers
with an unstable physical or mental condition
with cognitive impairment
receiving medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment for depression
have been included in another interventional study
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Telephone coached graphic narrative bibliotherapy
Other interventionEight weekly sessions of telephone coached graphic narrative bibliotherapy
Control group
Other interventionReading educational booklet
Treatment groups
128 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Graphic narrative bibliotherapyExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control groupSham comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Changes in depressive symptoms
Depressive symptoms will be measured with the Chinese version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21. It is a 4-point Likert scale consisting of 21 items that measure levels ofdepression, anxiety, and stress in participants. The total score ranges from 0-63, with the depression subscale score ranges from 0-21. Higher scores indicategreater severity of mental health problems.
Time frame
Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, 6 months post-interventionSecondary outcomes
1
Changes in caregiving appraisal
Caregiving appraisal will be assessed using the Caregiving Appraisal Scale. It is a 26-item Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The score ranges from 26 to 130. Higher scores on this scale indicate more positive caregiving appraisal.
Time frame
Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention2
Changes in stress and anxiety
Stress and anxiety will be measured with the stress and anxiety subscales of the Depression, anxiety and stress scale-21 (DASS-21). The total score of the full scale ranges from 0-63, with the anxiety and stress subscale score both range from 0-21.
Time frame
Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention3
Changes in patient neuropsychiatric symptoms
Patient neuropsychiatric symptoms: will be measured with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). NPI evaluates 12 common neuropsychiatric disturbances in dementia. The presence of problematic behaviors in each domain is assessed by asking an informant a screening question followed by a series of yes/no questions. The frequency of a symptom is created from 1 (rarely) to 4 (very often), and severity is rated from 1 (mild) to 3 (severe).
Time frame
Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention4
Changes in quality of life
Quality of life will be measured with the Brief Older People's Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL-Brief). It is a 13-item, 5-point Likert scale to measure the quality of life for older adults. The total score ranges from 13 to 65, with higher scores indicating a better quality of life.
Time frame
Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, 6 months post-interventionLocations
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRecruiting Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong
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