TY - JOUR
T1 - A pilot of an intervention delivered to Chinese- and Spanish-speaking carers of people with dementia in Australia
AU - Leone, Desiree
AU - Carragher, Natacha
AU - Santalucia, Yvonne
AU - Draper, Brian
AU - Thompson, Larry W.
AU - Shanley, Christopher
AU - Molina, Angelica
AU - Chen, Langduo
AU - Kyriazopoulos, Helena
AU - Thompson, Dolores Gallagher
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - There are limited language- and culture-specific support programs for carers of people with dementia living in Australia. A group intervention for use with Chinese and Spanish speakers in the United States was adapted to the Australian context, and a pilot study was undertaken with these 2 communities. The intervention is based on a cognitive behavioral therapy approach and was delivered by bilingual health professionals. The adapted material comprised 7 sessions, spanning 2 hours in duration. All 22 participants completed the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale—Short form (DASS-21) pre- and postintervention. A significant decrease in depression, anxiety, and stress was observed among Spanish speakers; a significant decrease in depression and anxiety was present among the Chinese speakers. The implications are considered in the context of Australia’s changing aged care service system.
AB - There are limited language- and culture-specific support programs for carers of people with dementia living in Australia. A group intervention for use with Chinese and Spanish speakers in the United States was adapted to the Australian context, and a pilot study was undertaken with these 2 communities. The intervention is based on a cognitive behavioral therapy approach and was delivered by bilingual health professionals. The adapted material comprised 7 sessions, spanning 2 hours in duration. All 22 participants completed the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale—Short form (DASS-21) pre- and postintervention. A significant decrease in depression, anxiety, and stress was observed among Spanish speakers; a significant decrease in depression and anxiety was present among the Chinese speakers. The implications are considered in the context of Australia’s changing aged care service system.
KW - caregivers
KW - dementia
KW - home care
KW - older people
KW - services for
KW - transcultural medical care
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:35640
U2 - 10.1177/1533317513505130
DO - 10.1177/1533317513505130
M3 - Article
SN - 1533-3175
VL - 29
SP - 32
EP - 37
JO - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
JF - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
IS - 1
ER -