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A chronic grief intervention for dementia family caregivers in long-term care

Authors

Paun, O., Farran, C. J., Fogg, L., Loukissa, D., Thomas, P. E., Hoyem, R.

Journal

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Volume: 37, No.: 1, Pages.: 6-27

Year of Publication

2015

Abstract

Dementia caregivers do not relinquish their role after placing family members in long-term care and they experience increased chronic grief. The Chronic Grief Management Intervention (CGMI) is a12-week group-based program that uses guided discussion to deliver knowledge of Alzheimer’s or a related dementia and teach skills in communication, conflict resolution, and chronic grief management in dementia caregivers who placed their family members in long-term care. Using a quasi-experimental design, 83 caregivers from 15 long-term care facilities received either the CGMI (n = 34) or a comparison condition consisting of two check-in calls (n = 49). In this pilot study, we examined the feasibility of implementing the CGMI and evaluated the effects of the intervention on caregivers’ knowledge and skill and their chronic grief and depression. The intervention was feasible and resulted in significant improvement in caregivers’ heartfelt sadness and longing at 3 months and a significant drop in their guilt at the 6-month follow-up. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved). (journal abstract)

Bibtex Citation

@article{Paun_2014, doi = {10.1177/0193945914521040}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193945914521040}, year = 2014, month = {feb}, publisher = {{SAGE} Publications}, volume = {37}, number = {1}, pages = {6--27}, author = {O. Paun and C. J. Farran and L. Fogg and D. Loukissa and P. E. Thomas and R. Hoyem}, title = {A Chronic Grief Intervention for Dementia Family Caregivers in Long-Term Care}, journal = {Western Journal of Nursing Research} }

Keywords

alzheimer’s disease, caregiver grief, caregivers, chronic, dementia, family intervention, family members, family therapy, grief, intervention, long term care, management

Countries of Study

USA

Types of Dementia

Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia (general / unspecified)

Types of Study

Non randomised controlled trial

Type of Outcomes

Carers’ Mental Health, Other carer outcomes (e.g. financial burden and more)

Settings

Long Term Residential Care without medically trained staff

Type of Interventions

Intervention for Carers

Carer Focussed Interventions

Training programmes / workshops including behavioural training