title: Effects of a Psychosocial Intervention on Caregivers of Recently Placed Nursing Home Residents: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
abstract: Many caregivers continue to provide care and support to their care recipients after institutional placement. A two-group randomized controlled trial was carried out to test the efficacy of a psychosocial intervention for informal caregivers whose care recipients resided in a long-term care facility. The intervention was delivered during the 6 month period following baseline assessment. Follow-up assessments were carried out at 6, 12, and 18 months. Primary outcomes were caregiver depression, anxiety, burden, and complicated grief. Significant time effects were found for all three primary outcomes showing that caregiver depression, anxiety, and burden improved over time. No treatment effects were found for these outcomes. However, complicated grief was significantly lower for caregivers in the treatment condition.
authors: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Schulz
authors: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: Jules
authors: J
authors: Rosen
authors: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Klinger
authors: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: Donald
authors: D
authors: Musa
authors: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: Nicholas G
authors: NG
authors: Castle
authors: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: April
authors: A
authors: Kane
authors: Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Lustig
keywords: caregiving; complicated grief; long-term care