RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL
Telephone-coached "Graphic Narrative" Bibliotherapy for Dementia Caregivers
Telephone-coached "Graphic Narrative" Bibliotherapy for Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia
About This Trial
This study aims to assess the efficacy of telephone-coached graphic narrative bibliotherapy in improving dementia caregiver depressive symptoms compared with the booklet group.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- provide unpaid care to a person diagnosed with early to moderate stage dementia;
- provide at least 14 hours of care a week for at least 3 months
- aged 18 years or above
- able to read
- have depressive symptoms
- use a message application
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- with an unstable physical or mental condition
- with cognitive impairment
- receiving medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment for depression
- have been included in another interventional study
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
View original clinical language
Inclusion Criteria:
* provide unpaid care to a person diagnosed with early to moderate stage dementia;
* provide at least 14 hours of care a week for at least 3 months
* aged 18 years or above
* able to read
* have depressive symptoms
* use a message application
Exclusion Criteria:
* with an unstable physical or mental condition
* with cognitive impairment
* receiving medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment for depression
* have been included in another interventional study
Treatments Being Tested
OTHER
Telephone coached graphic narrative bibliotherapy
Eight weekly sessions of telephone coached graphic narrative bibliotherapy
OTHER
Control group
Reading educational booklet
Locations (1)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong