Post-intervention sustainability of a brief psycho-educational support group intervention for family caregivers of cancer patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e12305
Author(s):  
Joyce Y. S. Tan ◽  
Kevin F. Y. Lam ◽  
Haikel A. Lim ◽  
Shi Min Chua ◽  
Ee Heok Kua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Educational Support Group ◽  
Intervention Sustainability

85 A randomised trial of the impact of an educational support group for prostate cancer patients

2005 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. S49
Author(s):  
A. O'Donovan ◽  
E. O'Shea ◽  
M. O'Loughlin ◽  
M. Hogan ◽  
L. Mullaney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Educational Support Group

Telephone support group intervention for persons with hemophilia and HIV/AIDS and family caregivers

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam J. Stewart ◽  
Geraldine Hart ◽  
Karen Mann ◽  
Susan Jackson ◽  
Lynn Langille ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Telephone Support ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Mindful Learning Improves Positive Feelings of Cancer Patients’ Family Caregivers

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liuna Geng ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Liping Cheng ◽  
Binbin Zhang ◽  
Hui Shen
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
Health Dimension ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Positive Aspects Of Caregiving ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Meaningful Role

Positive feelings are an important health dimension for family caregivers of cancer patients. The aim of this study was to investigate whether Langerian mindfulness is a valid proactive method to increase the positive feelings of family caregivers for cancer patients. Participants were randomly assigned to either a mindfulness group or a mindlessness group and completed the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA) as a measure of caregivers’ feelings before the intervention. Subsequently, both groups were given four sessions of mindfulness training using “innovation classification”. Finally, participants completed the Langer Mindfulness Scale (LMS) and the Positive Aspects of Caregiving (PAC) scale as post-intervention measures. The results revealed that participants in the mindfulness and mindlessness groups differed significantly in LMS and PAC scores, with the mindfulness group having higher levels of positive feelings than those in the mindlessness group. The results also indicated that mindfulness level significantly predicted positive feelings of caregivers. Thus mindful interventions may play a meaningful role in promoting family caregivers’ spirituality and faith, improving the willingness of sharing their thoughts, beliefs, and grief, which could be useful for increasing the positive feelings of caregivers.

Alzheimer's Educational/Support Group:

1986 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Shibbal-Champaign ◽  
D. M. Lipinska-Stachow
Keyword(s):  
Support Group ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Educational Support Group
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