Positive effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for family caregivers of demented elderly

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Autor(a) principal: Fialho,Patrícia Paes Araujo
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Köenig,Anne Marise, Santos,Maria Dolores Lemos dos, Barbosa,Maira Tonidandel, Caramelli,Paulo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
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Resumo: OBJECTIVE: It was to examine the effects of a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) program administered to family caregivers of dementia patients. METHODS: Forty family caregivers were enrolled in a CBT intervention across eight weekly sessions. Cognitive, functional and behavioral status of patients were evaluated, as well as their own and their family caregivers' perceptions of quality of life. Specific instruments were also applied to evaluate caregiver stress level, coping, anxiety and depression. RESULTS: At the end of the program, family caregivers reported fewer neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients and an improvement in patients' quality of life. In addition, caregivers changed their coping strategies, whereas a significant decrease was observed in their anxiety levels. CONCLUSION: The CBT program employed appears to be a promising and useful tool for clinical practice, displaying positive effects on quality of life and neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia, as well as proving beneficial for alleviating anxiety and stress in family caregivers.
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title Positive effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for family caregivers of demented elderly
spellingShingle Positive effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for family caregivers of demented elderly
Fialho,Patrícia Paes Araujo
anxiety
depression
quality of life
stress
title_short Positive effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for family caregivers of demented elderly
title_full Positive effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for family caregivers of demented elderly
title_fullStr Positive effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for family caregivers of demented elderly
title_full_unstemmed Positive effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for family caregivers of demented elderly
title_sort Positive effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for family caregivers of demented elderly
author Fialho,Patrícia Paes Araujo
author_facet Fialho,Patrícia Paes Araujo
Köenig,Anne Marise
Santos,Maria Dolores Lemos dos
Barbosa,Maira Tonidandel
Caramelli,Paulo
author_role author
author2 Köenig,Anne Marise
Santos,Maria Dolores Lemos dos
Barbosa,Maira Tonidandel
Caramelli,Paulo
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fialho,Patrícia Paes Araujo
Köenig,Anne Marise
Santos,Maria Dolores Lemos dos
Barbosa,Maira Tonidandel
Caramelli,Paulo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv anxiety
depression
quality of life
stress
topic anxiety
depression
quality of life
stress
description OBJECTIVE: It was to examine the effects of a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) program administered to family caregivers of dementia patients. METHODS: Forty family caregivers were enrolled in a CBT intervention across eight weekly sessions. Cognitive, functional and behavioral status of patients were evaluated, as well as their own and their family caregivers' perceptions of quality of life. Specific instruments were also applied to evaluate caregiver stress level, coping, anxiety and depression. RESULTS: At the end of the program, family caregivers reported fewer neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients and an improvement in patients' quality of life. In addition, caregivers changed their coping strategies, whereas a significant decrease was observed in their anxiety levels. CONCLUSION: The CBT program employed appears to be a promising and useful tool for clinical practice, displaying positive effects on quality of life and neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia, as well as proving beneficial for alleviating anxiety and stress in family caregivers.
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