Intervention to Reduce Unwanted Loneliness in Family Caregivers of People With Alzheimer

Summary

The absence of social relationships negatively affects physical, psychological, and social health. In other words, it alters people's quality of life and makes active aging difficult. The investigators have designed a study to reduce unwanted loneliness and improve the living with process of family caregivers of people with Alzheimer disease through multiple interventions (music therapy, health education)

Interventions

• Multimodal intervention to Reduce Unwanted Loneliness in Family Caregivers of People With Alzheimer · BEHAVIORAL

  The multimodal intervention will include these activities: 1. Health education workshops 2. Music therapy sessions 3. Physical exercise adapted to the physical conditions of each participant.

Published eligibility criteria

Verbatim from the registry. Only the site can decide how these apply to a specific patient.

Inclusion Criteria:

* Family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
* Primary family caregivers who live with the person with AD.
* The person with AD must be enrolled in one of the adult day care centers where the study is conducted.
* Ability to communicate in Spanish and/or Valencian.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of moderate or severe cognitive impairment, mental disorder, significant sensory impairment, disabling chronic illness, or any medical condition that contraindicates participation in any of the study activities.
* Family caregivers of institutionalized individuals.
* Family caregivers of people with AD who have died.

Sites (1)

• University of Valencia, Valencia, Valencia, Spain