Evaluation of virtual caregiver support groups for young-onset dementia family caregivers

Social Work with Groups Pub Date : 2022-11-18 DOI:10.1080/01609513.2022.2148038

Renee Climans, A. Berall, A. Santiago, Sandra Gardner, Donna Margles, Adriana Shnall

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Abstract

ABSTRACT A model of a virtual psychotherapeutic support group was developed for young-onset dementia (YOD; people with dementia under the age of 65) caregivers; one group for adult children and one for spouses. This pilot study evaluated the impact of support groups on YOD caregivers’ psychosocial well-being, coping abilities, and knowledge. At post, psychosocial measures revealed an increase in the number of coping strategies rated as helpful among the 13 spousal and 14 adult children caregivers who completed the study. Adult children were observed to have a reduction in both the negative impact of caregiving and depression scores. Caregivers reported that being able to share experiences with other caregivers in similar circumstances helped them feel supported and less alone. The virtual support groups demonstrated the potential to reduce the negative impact of caregiving, especially among adult children, and showed that the groups could improve knowledge and capacity building for all caregivers.

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评估虚拟照顾者支持小组对年轻痴呆家庭照顾者的影响

摘要:建立了一个针对早发型痴呆(YOD;65岁以下痴呆症患者(照顾者);一组为成年子女，另一组为配偶。本初步研究评估了支持团体对YOD照顾者的心理社会健康、应对能力和知识的影响。在研究结束后，心理社会测量显示，在完成研究的13名配偶和14名成年子女照顾者中，被评为有用的应对策略数量有所增加。观察到，成年子女在照顾和抑郁得分方面的负面影响都有所减少。护理人员报告说，能够在类似情况下与其他护理人员分享经验，帮助他们感到被支持，减少了孤独感。虚拟支持小组展示了减少照顾的负面影响的潜力，特别是在成年子女中，并表明小组可以改善所有照顾者的知识和能力建设。

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Social Work with Groups Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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1.30

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期刊介绍： Social Work with Groups is a unique quarterly journal of community and clinical practice, and an important reference publication for those in the social work profession who value and seek to understand the small group. The journal addresses the issues of group work in psychiatric, rehabilitative, and multipurpose social work and social service agencies; crisis theory and group work; the use of group programs in clinical and community practice; and basic group competencies for all social work professionals. The contributions reflect a sophisticated knowledge of the use of the group as a learning medium and a highly developed understanding of instructional technology in the teaching of social group work knowledge and skills.