March 23, 2024Open Access

Telephone-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

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KRkati rischFriedrich Schiller University Jena FLFranziska Lechner‐MeichsnerUniversity of Wuppertal GWGabriele WilzFriedrich Schiller University Jena

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Randomized trial finds reduced depressive symptoms and grief in dementia family caregivers, suggesting booster sessions may help sustain psychological benefits.

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Significantly lower depressive symptoms and improved emotional well-being occur following telephone-based acceptance and commitment therapy for family caregivers of persons with dementia.
Among 41 intervention participants receiving eight weekly sessions, pre-death grief and rheumatic pain remained significantly lower relative to untreated control participants.
Randomized controlled trial methods confirmed the feasibility of remote treatment, but small sample numbers call for booster sessions to sustain initial emotional well-being.

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risch et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e72a82b6db6435876a49df https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/apbuh

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Randomized trial finds reduced depressive symptoms and grief in dementia family caregivers, suggesting booster sessions may help sustain psychological benefits.

Telephone-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Telephone-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

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