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dc.contributorDepartment of Applied Social Sciences-
dc.creatorAu, A-
dc.creatorGallagher-Thompson, D-
dc.creatorWong, MK-
dc.creatorLeung, J-
dc.creatorChan, WC-
dc.creatorChan, CC-
dc.creatorLu, HJ-
dc.creatorLai, MK-
dc.creatorChan, K-
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-13T10:33:11Z-
dc.date.available2015-07-13T10:33:11Z-
dc.identifier.issn1176-9092en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10397/33367-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDove Medical Press Ltd.en_US
dc.rights© 2015 Au et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).en_US
dc.rightsThe following publication: Au, A., Gallagher-Thompson, D., Wong, M. K., Leung, J., Chan, W. C., Chan, C. C., Lu, H. J., Lai, M. K., … Chan, K. (2015). Behavioral activation for dementia caregivers: scheduling pleasant events and enhancing communications. Clinical interventions in aging, 10, 611-9 is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S72348en_US
dc.subjectAccessibilityen_US
dc.subjectParaprofessionalen_US
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectTelephone-assisteden_US
dc.titleBehavioral activation for dementia caregivers : scheduling pleasant events and enhancing communicationsen_US
dc.typeJournal/Magazine Articleen_US
dc.identifier.spage611en_US
dc.identifier.epage619en_US
dc.identifier.volume10en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.2147/CIA.S72348en_US
dcterms.abstractBackground: Dementia caregiving is often associated with increase in depressive symptoms and strained relationships. This study tested whether telephone-delivered psychoeducation combined with an enhanced behavioral activation (BA) module had a better effect on the well-being of Alzheimer’s caregivers than psychoeducation alone. The focus is on enhancing the competent use of coping skills via BA. The program is delivered by telephone to increase accessibility and sustainability for caregivers. Senior citizens are trained as paraprofessionals to deliver the BA module to increase the potential for sustainability of the program.-
dcterms.abstractMethods and subjects: The study compared two telephone interventions using a 4-month longitudinal randomized controlled trial. For the first 4 weeks, all participants received the same psychoeducation program via telephone. Then for the following 4 months, eight biweekly telephone follow-up calls were carried out. For these eight follow-up calls, participants were randomized into either one of the two following groups with different conditions. For the psychoeducation with BA (PsyED-BA) group, participants received eight biweekly sessions of BA practice focused on pleasant event scheduling and improving communications. For the psychoeducation only (PsyED only) group, participants received eight biweekly sessions of general discussion of psychoeducation and related information. A total of 62 family caregivers of persons living with dementia were recruited and 59 (29 in the PsyED-BA group and 30 in the PsyED only group) completed the whole study.-
dcterms.abstractResults: As compared to the group with psychoeducation and discussion, the group with enhanced BA had decreased levels of depressive symptoms. The study had a low attrition rate.-
dcterms.abstractConclusion: Results suggested that competence-based training could be effectively administered through the telephone with the help of senior citizens trained and engaged as paraprofessionals. Results contribute to the present literature by offering some framework for developing effective, accessible, sustainable, and less costly interventions.-
dcterms.accessRightsopen accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationClinical interventions in aging, 2015, v. 10, p. 611-619-
dcterms.isPartOfClinical Interventions in Aging-
dcterms.issued2015-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84928104782-
dc.identifier.pmid25848237-
dc.identifier.rosgroupid2014005057-
dc.description.ros2014-2015 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalen_US
dc.description.validate201811_a bcmaen_US
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