Effect of the Caregivers-to-Caregivers Training Programme on informed caregivers of persons with mental disorders: A pilot study

Yu Lei Jiang, Feng Yin, Zi Yao Lv, Hao Hou, Bing Xiang Yang, Qian Liu, Shi-Yu Fu, Jia-Ning Zhang and Xiao Qin Wang

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2024, vol. 70, issue 2, 289-297

Abstract: Objective: Many people with mental disorders are cared for by informed caregivers, but they usually have limited care-related training and lack caregiving capacity and support networks. In order to provide professional training and social support for informed caregivers, we designed the Caregivers-to-Caregivers Training Programme (C2C) and performed a pilot study to assess its effect. Methods: Caregivers of persons with mental disorders who participated in the C2C were asked to participate in a quasi-experimental study to assess their knowledge and skills development, self-care ability, trainer engagement, and training content. A total of 800 participants completed self-designed evaluation questionnaires and two open-ended questions to gather suggestions and feedback. Assessments were carried out at pretest (baseline), post-test, and at 2-month follow-up. Results were analyzed using one-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and pairwise comparison method. Results: At post-test, 667 assessments were considered valid and 515 were deemed valid at 2-month follow-up. One-way repeated-measures ANOVA showed that the main effect of the scores on knowledge and skills development and self-care ability from baseline to 2-month follow-up was significant ( p  

Keywords: Informed caregivers; mental disorders; Caregivers-to-Caregivers Training Programme; social support; caregiver alliance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/00207640231207572

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