Abstract

SANCHEZ, Marília Graciela de Almeida Prado et al. Mindfulness-based intervention for caregivers of older adults with dementia. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2020, vol.16, n.3, pp. 23-32. ISSN 1806-6976.  http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2020.167674.

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the effects of Intervention with Mindfulness on depressive, anxious symptoms and burden of family caregivers of elderly people with dementia. METHOD: this is a randomized controlled clinical trial with a sample (n = 29) composed of the Intervention Group with Mindfulness (IGM) (n = 11) and the active Control Group (aCG) (n = 18). For IGM there were eight meetings (one per week) applying mindfulness meditation, for four months, at home, individually and for aGC, a home visit was conducted with guidance about the disease. The measures of the symptoms of overload (Zarit) and symptoms of anxiety and depression between the groups were compared and analyzed by Student's t tests, simple ANOVA test of variance and then the post hoc Bonferroni (α <0.05). RESULTS: in the analysis two by two, there was a reduction in the mean level of HAD after the intervention with the practice of Mindfulness for the intervention group (p = 0.048). When all groups were compared, there was a difference between the IGM group before intervention and aGC after intervention (p = 0.021). CONCLUSION: in general, the intervention showed improvement in the HAD instrument, highlighting the importance of Mindfulness-based intervention for caregivers of elderly people with dementia to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Keywords : Caregivers; Dementia; Psychological Stress; Mindfulness.

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