A Daily-Activity-Focused, Strategy-Based Educational Programme for Informal Dementia Carers

The proposed Educational Program will have one face-to-face education session and three follow-up telephone support sessions. Strategies to assist the people with dementia with daily activities, developed from our prior work, have been compiled into a Strategies Package. Healthcare professionals will deliver the program and work collaboratively with the carers to identify issues that arise during caregiving and problem-solve using the strategies included in the package. Carers are provided with support and are encouraged to locate an appropriate strategy using the Strategies Package to help them assist in a daily task in which they want their care recipient to engage.

This group will receive emotional support from trainers on the caring issues raised. It will include the same number of sessions as in the experimental group.