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Group cognitive behavioural therapy for family caregivers of people with dementia: A single-arm pilot study

No abstract. Discusses a  trial in Japan to demonstrate feasibility and efficacy of a multi‐component intervention for caregivers of people with dementia comprising CBT and positive psychology.

Mon, 03/29/2021 - 15:55

How Is the Caregiver Doing? Capturing Caregivers' Experiences With a Reflective Toolkit

Background: This paper describes the Co-Care-KIT, a reflective toolkit designed to provide insights into the diverse experiences of home-based informal caregivers during the delivery of care to a relative or loved one.  Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the toolkit, including a custom-designed journal, tools for photography-based experience sampling, and heart rate tracking, which enables caregivers to collect and reflect on their positive and negative daily experiences in situ.

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 11:04

Positive emotions in caring for a spouse: a literature review

This article aimed at identifying the positive emotions connected to spouse caregiving and the advantages for spouse carers. Theoretically, the article is based on the concept of emotion and the assumptions of positive psychology. Data search is conducted via electronic literature databases and the analysis method is partly theory‐driven and partly inductive content classification.

Fri, 03/29/2019 - 11:55