Study on the effectiveness of the training on caregiver group support skill for cognitive impairment

Mengmeng XIA, Xingyu ZHANG, Mei ZHAO, Haifeng ZHANG, Huali WANG

Chinese Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders ›› 2025, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (5) : 322-326.

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Chinese Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders ›› 2025, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (5) : 322-326. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2096-5516.2025.05.006
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Study on the effectiveness of the training on caregiver group support skill for cognitive impairment

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Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of caregiver group support skills training on coaches' attitudes towards dementia care and their sense of competence. Methods: A total of 56 participants in the dementia caregiver group support skills training (referred to as "coaches"; 10 male and 46 female) completed assessments of their dementia care attitudes and sense of competence before and after the training. Paired t-tests were used to compare the differences in scores for dementia care attitudes and sense of competence before and after the training. Multivariate analysis was conducted to explore the demographic factors associated with the changes in dementia care attitudes and sense of competence. Results: After the training, coaches showed a significant increase in scores for the "hope" and "personhood validation" factors of the dementia care attitude scale, as well as the total scale score (P < 0.05). Additionally, scores for the "professionalism," "relationship building," "managing caregiving challenges," and "maintaining personhood" factors of the dementia care competence scale, as well as the total scale score, significantly increased after the training (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis indicated that only the occupation was associated with changes in the total score and "relationship building" factor of dementia care competence before and after the training; no other sociodemographic characteristics were associated with the changes in dementia care attitudes and other factors of competence scale. Conclusion: Caregiver group support skills training can improve coaches’ attitudes towards dementia care and enhance their sense of competence in caregiving.

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Dementia care / Coaches / Group support skills / Training / Self-competency

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Mengmeng XIA , Xingyu ZHANG , Mei ZHAO , et al . Study on the effectiveness of the training on caregiver group support skill for cognitive impairment[J]. Chinese Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders. 2025, 8(5): 322-326 https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.2096-5516.2025.05.006

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感谢培训课程的授课教师和参与本研究的所有学员。

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