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Table 2 Booster intervention - Trial 1 (Group) *

From: A benefit-finding intervention for family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer disease: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

 

Benefit-finding

Psychoeducation

Simplified psychoeducation

Session 1 (week 1)

1. Review home-based activities for CR with illustration

1. Review home-based activities for CR with illustration

1. Review home-based activities for CR

 

2. Revise and practice positive reappraisal; mutual sharing of benefits

2. Relaxation exercise

2. Revise relaxation instructions without practice

 

3. Review progress in meeting goals set one year earlier

  
 

4. Relaxation exercise

  

Session 2 (week 2)

1. Revise knowledge of severe AD, including end stage

1. Revise knowledge of severe AD, including end stage

1. Revise knowledge of severe AD, including end stage

 

2. Anticipatory grief

2. Anticipatory grief

2. Anticipatory grief

 

3. Advanced medical directive

3. Advanced medical directive

3. Advanced medical directive

 

4. Community resources, for example, palliative care

4. Community resources, for example, palliative care

4. Community resources, for example, palliative care

 

5. Set goals to achieve prior to CR death

5. Relaxation exercise

 
 

6. Relaxation exercise

  

Session 3 (week 3)

1. Review other knowledge of dementia, stress management, ADL care skills, and BPSD management

1. Review other knowledge of dementia, stress management, ADL care skills, and BPSD management

1. Review other knowledge of dementia, stress management, ADL care skills, and BPSD management

 

2. Revisit the importance of timetabling and activity planning with exercise and discussions to reinforce application

2. Revisit the importance of timetabling and activity planning with exercise and discussions to reinforce application

2. Revisit the importance of timetabling and activity planning without exercise and discussion

 

3. Practice positive reappraisal; mutual sharing of benefits

3. Relaxation exercise

 
 

4. Relaxation exercise

  

Session 4 (week 4)

1. More on community resources

1. More on community resources

1. More on community resources

 

2. Remember activities with CR and relationship with him/her - construct positive meanings through photo narrative

2. Remember activities with CR and relationship with him/her through photo narrative

2. Introduce photo narrative

 

3. Practice positive reappraisal; mutual sharing of benefits

3. Relaxation exercise

 
 

4. Relaxation exercise

  
  1. *The full training manuals include detailed instructions, PowerPoint presentations, and videos.