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Kishita, Naoko, Gould, Rebecca L., Farquhar, Morag 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7991-7679, Contreras, Milena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5171-0534, Van Hout, Elien ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2956-7575, Losada, Andres, Cabrera, Isabel, Hornberger, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2214-3788, Richmond, Erica and McCracken, Lance M.
(2022)
Internet-delivered guided self-help Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for family carers of people with dementia (iACT4CARERS): A feasibility study.
Aging & Mental Health, 26 (10).
pp. 1933-1941.
ISSN 1360-7863
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Abstract
Objective: The feasibility of research into internet-delivered guided self-help Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for family carers of people with dementia is not known. This study assessed this in an uncontrolled feasibility study. Methods: Family carers of people with dementia with mild to moderate anxiety or depression were recruited from primary and secondary healthcare services in the UK. Participants were offered eight, guided, self-help online ACT sessions adapted for the needs of family carers of people with dementia with optional online peer support groups. Pre-defined primary indicators of success included recruitment of 30 eligible carers over six months and ≥70% completing at least two online sessions. Results: Thirty-three participants (110% of the target sample) were recruited over six months and 30 participants (91%) completed two or more sessions, and thus both indicators of success were met. Further, 70% of participants completed seven or all eight sessions, and 27% of participants were lost to follow-up, but none of the reasons for early withdrawal were related to the intervention. Conclusion: This study supports the feasibility, including recruitment and treatment completion. A full-scale trial to assess the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of the intervention including its long-term effects is warranted. Registration: ISRCTN trial registration 18956412
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cbt,caregivers,ehealth,mindfulness,online,web-based,phychiatric mental health,gerontology,geriatrics and gerontology,psychiatry and mental health ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2900/2921 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2021 01:00 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2022 00:02 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/81501 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13607863.2021.1985966 |
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