Contreras, M;
Van Hout, E;
Farquhar, M;
McCracken, LM;
Gould, R;
Hornberger, M;
Richmond, E;
(2023)
Internet-delivered guided self-help Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for family carers of people with dementia (iACT4CARERS): A qualitative study of carer views and acceptability.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
, 17
(1)
, Article 2066255. 10.1080/17482631.2022.2066255.
Preview |
Text
Gould_Internet-delivered guided self-help Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for family carers of people with dementia_VoR.pdf Download (873kB) | Preview |
Abstract
PURPOSE: To explore carers’ views and acceptability of internet-delivered, therapist-guided, self-help Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for family carers of people with dementia (iACT4CARERS). METHODS: A qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews was employed with family carers (N = 23) taking part in a feasibility study of iACT4CARERS. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: Four overarching themes were identified: 1) usefulness and relevance of the content of the sessions, 2) sense of connectedness, 3) the impact of the intervention on participants and 4) acceptability of the online delivery. Positive carer experiences and intervention acceptability were facilitated by learning helpful ACT skills, perceiving the content of the session as relatable to the carers’ needs, feeling connected to other carers and the therapist during the intervention, noticing the benefits of the intervention and the user-friendliness of the online platform. Recommendations for a full-scale trial were identified, such as the inclusion of some “face-to-face” interactions (e.g., via video call) between carers and therapists to facilitate a bidirectional interaction and the provision of an additional aide-memoire to improve the learning experiences. CONCLUSION: Overall, the intervention was acceptable to the family carers. The proposed recommendations should be considered in a full-scale trial.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Internet-delivered guided self-help Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for family carers of people with dementia (iACT4CARERS): A qualitative study of carer views and acceptability |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17482631.2022.2066255 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2066255 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10146678 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
