RecruitingNot Applicable

Integrative Therapeutic Programme to Regulate Expressed Emotions Among Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia

Hong Kong56 participantsStarted 2025-12-20

Plain-language summary

The dual-modal (face-to-face and online approaches), client-customized Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE) programme aims to 1. reduce caregivers' Expressed Emotion (EE), 2. reduce caregivers' depressive symptoms, 3. reduce the behaviourally interactive social dynamic of maladaptation (i.e., dysfunctional dyadic relationship and quality of care), and 4. improve caregivers' perceived stress from PwD's Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). Researchers will compare COPE to a control group (standard therapy) to examine how effective the COPE programme is. Participants will take part in: Pretest prior to COPE implementation Post-test after COPE completion Follow up test in 3 months after COPE completion

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 100 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * (1) With a high level of EE as indicated by a cut-off score of 35 or above on the Family Attitude Scale (Chinese version; FAS-C) * (2) Provides care at least 4 hours per day * (3) Consent to participate * (4) No acute psychiatric illness Exclusion Criteria: * (1) With a score below 35 on the Family Attitude Scale (Chinese version; FAS-C) * (2) Provides care no more than 4 hours per day * (3) Does not consent to participate * (4) With acute psychiatric illness.

What they're measuring

Family Attitude Scale- Chinese Version

Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 7 weeks and end of study at 20 weeks.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07305415

SponsorThe University of Hong Kong

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-09-30

Contact for this trial

YU Sau Fung, RN, PhD, FHKAN, FAAN, FGSA

852 + 39176319 dyu1@hku.hk