PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention, the Caring for the Caregiver Programme (CCP). DESIGN: A pilot randomized, controlled trial, two-group pretest, and repeated post-tests. SETTING:Four home hospice organizations and an outpatient clinic in Singapore. SAMPLE: 80 caregivers were randomized into experimental and standard care groups. METHODS: Outcomes were measured at baseline, week 4, and week 8 after the intervention. The standard care group received routine home hospice care, and the intervention group received the CCP in addition to routine care. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Quality of life (QOL), social support, stress and depression, self-efficacy in self-care, closeness with the patient, rewards, and knowledge. FINDINGS: Compared to the standard care group, the intervention group reported significantly higher QOL, social support satisfaction and number of supported people, closeness with the patient, self-efficacy in self-care, rewards of caregiving, and knowledge, and lower stress and depression. CONCLUSIONS: The CCP had positive effects on family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: A psychoeducational intervention potentially could help caregivers cope with the demands of caregiving.
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PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention, the Caring for the Caregiver Programme (CCP). DESIGN: A pilot randomized, controlled trial, two-group pretest, and repeated post-tests. SETTING: Four home hospice organizations and an outpatient clinic in Singapore. SAMPLE: 80 caregivers were randomized into experimental and standard care groups. METHODS: Outcomes were measured at baseline, week 4, and week 8 after the intervention. The standard care group received routine home hospice care, and the intervention group received the CCP in addition to routine care. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Quality of life (QOL), social support, stress and depression, self-efficacy in self-care, closeness with the patient, rewards, and knowledge. FINDINGS: Compared to the standard care group, the intervention group reported significantly higher QOL, social support satisfaction and number of supported people, closeness with the patient, self-efficacy in self-care, rewards of caregiving, and knowledge, and lower stress and depression. CONCLUSIONS: The CCP had positive effects on family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: A psychoeducational intervention potentially could help caregivers cope with the demands of caregiving.
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Keywords:
family caregivers; home hospice care; palliative care; psychoeducational intervention
Authors: Megan C Thomas Hebdon; Lorinda A Coombs; Pamela Reed; Tracy E Crane; Terry A Badger Journal: Eur J Oncol Nurs Date: 2021-03-10 Impact factor: 2.588