Effects of a Modified Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia

"Compared with the original protocol of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (Segal et al., 2002), the modified MBCT protocol in this pilot study has the following changes:~Outline:~Session 1 Awareness and automatic pilot:~Session 2 Living in our head~Session 3 Gathering the scattered mind~Session 4 Recognizing aversion \& allowing~Session 5 Thoughts are not facts~Session 6 Take care of myself~Session 7 Maintaining and extending new learning"

"The SIRE program includes routine education sessions on dementia care, caregiver skills training, and group sharing on caregiving tasks.~Outline:~1. Overview of dementia~2. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of dementia~3. BPSD in dementia care~4. Person center care~5. Advance planning in people with dementia~6. Principle of mindfulness~7. Non-pharmacological intervention on stress reduction"