Timothy Kwok|Alma Au|Bel Wong|Isaac Ip|Vivian Mak|Faith Ho
Effectiveness of online cognitive behavioral therapy on family caregivers of people with dementia
Hong Kong Jockey Club|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Hong Kong Polytechnic University|Hong Kong Jockey Club|Hong Kong Jockey Club|Hong Kong Jockey Club|Hong Kong Jockey Club
family caregivers persons dementia pwd may receive caregiver training logistical constraints privacy concerns study evaluated effectiveness online intervention family caregivers pwd improving selfefficacy managing behavioral psychological symptoms dementia bpsd emotion wellbeinga total 36 family caregivers people dementia participated 9week online intervention based cognitive behavioral therapy model outcomes intervention measured chinese version neuropsychiatric inventory questionnaire two domains revised scale caregiving selfefficacy wilcoxon signed rank tests used compare change outcome variablesthe severity bpsd pwd bpsdrelated distress family caregivers showed statistically significant reduction intervention subgroup analysis showed selfefficacy controlling upsetting thoughts significantly improved caregivers pwd moderate severe stagesonline cognitive behavioral therapy family caregivers reduced bpsd pwd related distress caregivers