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ArticleAging & mental health2025

Telephone-based mindfulness intervention positively impacts family communication and stress within rural, African American dementia caregiving teams.

J Shafer, E Harr, I Roth, S Williams, S Gaylord, K Faurot

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J ShaferDepartment of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
E HarrDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
I RothDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
S WilliamsDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
S GaylordDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
K FaurotDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Funding

Easing the Burden of Dementia Caregiving: A Telephone-delivered Mindfulness Intervention for Rural, African American FamiliesR21AG061728 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI GAYLORD, SUSAN, WILLIAMS, SHARON W. · 2019 to 2020
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Abstract

objectivesThe objective of this paper is to explore how telephone-delivered mindfulness training impacts family conflict and communication within the informal dementia caregiving team, including primary caregivers, their care partner, and the care recipient.

methodPrimary caregivers and their care partners participated in an eight-week telephone-delivered mindfulness-based intervention (MBI). This study used mixed methods and a pre-post design to evaluate the intervention's effect on family satisfaction, perceived support, and family conflict.

resultsBoth family satisfaction and perceived informational support increased significantly, and qualitative analysis revealed four key themes illustrating how the mindfulness intervention served to positively impact family conflict and communication among participating caregivers.

conclusionThis study provides preliminary evidence for the beneficial effects of an MBI on family functioning among rural African American caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

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Black or African AmericanCaregiversCommunicationDementiaFamilyMindfulnessStress, PsychologicalAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRural PopulationAfrican Americancaregivingdementiahealthcare accessinterventionMBIrural

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PMCPMC11845528

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