Caring for a person living with dementia can be stressful, and many family caregivers report limited access to effective educational resources for managing dementia-related behaviors and caregiver stress. This study will evaluate a learning-based educational intervention called structured retrieval practice (SRP), which is designed to improve long-term learning by encouraging repeated recall of information with feedback. Informal dementia caregivers will be randomly assigned to learn caregiving and self-care strategies using either SRP or a traditional reading-based educational approach. Participants will be assessed on their knowledge, confidence in caregiving skills, stress levels, and perceptions of dementia-related behavioral symptoms over multiple follow-up periods. The study will also examine whether the SRP intervention is feasible and acceptable for caregivers in real-world settings.
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Caregiver Knowledge Retention
Timeframe: Baseline; 2 days post-intervention; 2 weeks post-intervention; 2 months post-intervention
Caregiver Self-Efficacy
Timeframe: Baseline; 2 days post-intervention; 2 weeks post-intervention; 2 months post-intervention
Caregiver Perceived Stress
Timeframe: Baseline; 2 days post-intervention; 2 weeks post-intervention; 2 months post-intervention