An everyday-task-focused, strategy-based educational program for informal dementia carers: a feasibility and pilot study.

Carmen Amato, Gemma Burridge, Rhyannah Lesleighter, Georgina Lunt, Susanna Hill, Danielle Ní Chróinín, Karen P Y Liu

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Carmen Amato *Liverpool Hospital South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.

Gemma Burridge *Liverpool Hospital South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.

Rhyannah LesleighterSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.

Georgina LuntSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.

Susanna HillSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.

Danielle Ní ChróinínLiverpool Hospital South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.

Karen P Y LiuDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China. Karen.Liu@polyu.edu.hk.

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Abstract

Informal carers play an essential role in assisting people living with dementia with everyday tasks. However, there is a lack of individualized educational programs that are everyday-task-focused, with useful caring strategies as resources, providing a collaborative approach to support carers to assist with declining performance in everyday tasks for people with dementia. This study aimed to pilot test the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of such a program to improve carer burden, quality of life and performance in everyday tasks for their care-recipient. Sixteen carers of people living with dementia participated in the seven-week educational program. The results showed the program’s feasibility, with excellent attendance and retention rates, and positive feedback from the carers showed acceptability. Improved personal growth for carers and increased attention to conversation and shopping for care-recipients were key findings. Our preliminary findings support using an everyday-task-focused, strategy-based educational program to improve dementia carer’s well-being and care-recipients’ performance in everyday tasks.

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CaregiversDementiaActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsQuality of LifeActivities of daily livingDementiaEducational programFeasibilityInformal carers

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PMID41559167

DOI10.1038/s41598-026-36887-3

PMCPMC12894958

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