[Contribution of relaxation to a psychoeducational intervention program for family carers of persons with Alzheimer's disease].
| Autor: | Pitteri F; Psychomotricien, AIRPM, Laboratoire de recherche en psychomotricité, Boulogne-Billancourt, France., Soulas T; Psychologue, Unité de neurochirurgie fonctionnelle, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, France., Essertaise AL; Psychologue, Exercice libéral, Courbevoie, France., Roux J; Psychomotricienne, Exercice libéral, Essonne, France. |
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| Jazyk: | francouzština |
| Zdroj: | Geriatrie et psychologie neuropsychiatrie du vieillissement [Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil] 2013 Dec; Vol. 11 (4), pp. 443-51. |
| DOI: | 10.1684/pnv.2013.0426 |
| Abstrakt: | Unlabelled: Family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease are at high risk of psychological and physical morbidity due to the daily caring experience. Objectives: to evaluate the impact of a psychoeducational program involving relaxation techniques on caregivers' burden and mental health status. Methods: in this prospective study, 50 family caregivers were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: standard (CG: Control group; 12 × 90 minutes weekly sessions: psychoeducational group intervention) and experimental intervention (RG: Relaxation group; 12 × 150 minutes sessions: standard intervention + relaxation techniques). Caregivers' burden and mental health status were assessed using the Zarit burden interview (global score and three dimensions from the factor analysis of the French version: social consequences, psychological burden and feelings of guilt) and the General health questionnaire-28 at baseline, after 3 (M3) and 6-months follow-up. Inter-individual statistics and intra-individual changes were calculated. Results: social consequences and psychological burden decreased in RG. The between-group analysis showed that social consequences scores at M3 improved more in RG than in CG. No change in mental health was observed. For burden and anxiety/insomnia, intra-individual analyses showed that RG intervention was beneficial for more carers than CG intervention. Discussion: this study suggests that integrating relaxation techniques into psychoeducational interventions is beneficial for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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