Effect of mutual support with mindfulness program on burden of caregivers of patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

10.30207/AHLA.202312.0041

Somsook Sommaluan；Nopparat Chaichumni；Saijai Kawanantakul

Burden ； Mutual Support with Mindfulness Program ； The Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

The Proceeding of the 9th AHLA International Health Literacy Conference: Health Literacy and Social Resilience

2023（2023 / 12 / 01）

43 - 43

英文

Background: Dementia is a condition which the ability of the brain to function is diminished. 90% of dementia patients have behavioral and psychological problems which are problems that affect caregivers in term of burden caring. Objective: This research aimed to study the effect of Mutual Support with Mindfulness Program on burden of caregivers of patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental with two groups and repeated time design. The sample were caregivers of patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia who received treatment for psychiatric condition at the Specialized Outpatient Clinic, Suansaranrom Hospital, Surat Thani, Thailand. The sample size was fifty-six persons who were selected by purposive sampling technique. The samples were divided to experimental group and control groups (Twenty-eight persons for each group). The experimental group was treated by the Mutual Support with Mindfulness Program and the control group was treated by the usual care. The research instruments were 1) Intervention; Mutual Support with Mindfulness Program, 2) Questionnaires; Burden questionnaire of Caregivers of Patients with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia. The descriptive statistic and two-way repeated measures analysis of variance were used in data analysis. Results: The research found that the mean scores of caregiver burden between experimental group and control group were significantly different at the level of 0.05. Conclusion: The result indicated that the Mutual Support with Mindfulness Program can decrease burden of caregivers in caring of their patients with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia. Therefore, mental health personnel should implement this program in their services to provide quality care to patients with Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia.