Benefits of psychodynamic group therapy on depression, burden and quality of life of family caregivers to Alzheimer’s disease patients
Abstract Background Family members providing continuous care to demented patients suffer from severe burden that impairs quality of life and often evolves to depression. Objective This study aims to evaluate the effect of psychodynamic group psychotherapy (PGT) compared to body awareness therapy...
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doaj-8c4ea4d0768a4499bf6b0579617a597a2020-11-24T23:34:44ZengUniversidade de São PauloArchives of Clinical Psychiatry1806-938X2015-12-0142615716010.1590/0101-60830000000067S0101-60832015000600157Benefits of psychodynamic group therapy on depression, burden and quality of life of family caregivers to Alzheimer’s disease patientsDorli KamkhagiAna Carolina Oliveira CostaSandra KusminskyDeborah SupinoBreno Satler DinizWagner Farid GattazOrestes Vicente ForlenzaAbstract Background Family members providing continuous care to demented patients suffer from severe burden that impairs quality of life and often evolves to depression. Objective This study aims to evaluate the effect of psychodynamic group psychotherapy (PGT) compared to body awareness therapy (BAT) on caregiver burden, depressive symptoms, and quality of life among family caregivers to Alzheimer disease (AD) patients. Methods Thirty-seven healthy family caregivers were randomly allocated to receive PGT (n = 20) or BAT (n = 17). Interventions were administered in the format of 14 weekly group sessions. Outcome measures were: modification of scores on Zarit Burden Scale, Beck Depression Inventory and WHO-QoL Scale. Results Participants in the PGT group displayed significant reduction on burden (p = 0.01) and depression scores (p = 0.005), and improved quality of life (p = 0.002), whereas those in the BAT group showed improvements in burden of care (p = 0.001) and quality of life (p = 0.01), but not on depressive symptoms (p = 0.13). Discussion Psychodynamic psychotherapy was associated with amelioration of depressive symptoms, but overall benefits on burden of care and quality of life were similar irrespective of the type of intervention, i.e., psychologically-oriented or not. We hypothesize that these interventions can be complementary to improve depression and burden of care among family caregivers of AD patients.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-60832015000600157&lng=en&tlng=endementiaAlzheimer’s diseasecaregiverburdendepressionquality of lifepsychodynamic therapybody awareness therapy |
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Dorli Kamkhagi Ana Carolina Oliveira Costa Sandra Kusminsky Deborah Supino Breno Satler Diniz Wagner Farid Gattaz Orestes Vicente Forlenza |
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Dorli Kamkhagi Ana Carolina Oliveira Costa Sandra Kusminsky Deborah Supino Breno Satler Diniz Wagner Farid Gattaz Orestes Vicente Forlenza Benefits of psychodynamic group therapy on depression, burden and quality of life of family caregivers to Alzheimer’s disease patients Archives of Clinical Psychiatry dementia Alzheimer’s disease caregiver burden depression quality of life psychodynamic therapy body awareness therapy |
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Dorli Kamkhagi Ana Carolina Oliveira Costa Sandra Kusminsky Deborah Supino Breno Satler Diniz Wagner Farid Gattaz Orestes Vicente Forlenza |
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Benefits of psychodynamic group therapy on depression, burden and quality of life of family caregivers to Alzheimer’s disease patients |
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Benefits of psychodynamic group therapy on depression, burden and quality of life of family caregivers to Alzheimer’s disease patients |
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Benefits of psychodynamic group therapy on depression, burden and quality of life of family caregivers to Alzheimer’s disease patients |
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Benefits of psychodynamic group therapy on depression, burden and quality of life of family caregivers to Alzheimer’s disease patients |
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Benefits of psychodynamic group therapy on depression, burden and quality of life of family caregivers to Alzheimer’s disease patients |
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benefits of psychodynamic group therapy on depression, burden and quality of life of family caregivers to alzheimer’s disease patients |
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Universidade de São Paulo |
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Archives of Clinical Psychiatry |
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Abstract Background Family members providing continuous care to demented patients suffer from severe burden that impairs quality of life and often evolves to depression. Objective This study aims to evaluate the effect of psychodynamic group psychotherapy (PGT) compared to body awareness therapy (BAT) on caregiver burden, depressive symptoms, and quality of life among family caregivers to Alzheimer disease (AD) patients. Methods Thirty-seven healthy family caregivers were randomly allocated to receive PGT (n = 20) or BAT (n = 17). Interventions were administered in the format of 14 weekly group sessions. Outcome measures were: modification of scores on Zarit Burden Scale, Beck Depression Inventory and WHO-QoL Scale. Results Participants in the PGT group displayed significant reduction on burden (p = 0.01) and depression scores (p = 0.005), and improved quality of life (p = 0.002), whereas those in the BAT group showed improvements in burden of care (p = 0.001) and quality of life (p = 0.01), but not on depressive symptoms (p = 0.13). Discussion Psychodynamic psychotherapy was associated with amelioration of depressive symptoms, but overall benefits on burden of care and quality of life were similar irrespective of the type of intervention, i.e., psychologically-oriented or not. We hypothesize that these interventions can be complementary to improve depression and burden of care among family caregivers of AD patients. |
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dementia Alzheimer’s disease caregiver burden depression quality of life psychodynamic therapy body awareness therapy |
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