Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Guided Online for Distressed Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia

This study examined the effects of a guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention on distressed family caregivers of persons living with dementia and explored the experiences of these caregivers in the ACT intervention. Seven family caregivers experiencing psychological distres...

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Published in:Clinical gerontologist 2022-08, Vol.45 (4), p.927-938
Main Authors: Han, Areum, Yuen, Hon K., Jenkins, Jeremy, Yun Lee, Hee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance
Acceptance and commitment therapy
Anxiety
Caregiver burden
Caregivers
Data
Dementia
depression
Efficacy
internet-based intervention
Interpretative phenomenological analysis
Intervention
Mental depression
mindfulness
Psychological distress
Relatives
stress
Sympathy
Video conferencing
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Summary:This study examined the effects of a guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention on distressed family caregivers of persons living with dementia and explored the experiences of these caregivers in the ACT intervention. Seven family caregivers experiencing psychological distress individually participated in 10 ACT videoconference sessions guided by a trained coach. Quantitative data, such as psychological distress, burden, and ACT processes, were collected at pretest and posttest and analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Individual interviews were conducted at posttest and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Statistically significant reductions were found in depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, and burden (p
ISSN:0731-7115
1545-2301
DOI:10.1080/07317115.2021.1908475