2009 Volume 31 Issue 1 Pages 12-20
A study on intervention for caregivers who provide care to a family member in their own home was conducted. Primary family caregivers of disabled adults were randomly assigned to control or intervention groups. We allocated them according to the severity of care recipients. The educational intervention included comprehensive information on care, which was provided according to the needs of each caregiver for a three-month period. The caregivers completed self-report measures of burden, self-efficacy of the care, and their own well-being. Twenty-one caregivers (10 caregivers in the control group, 11 caregivers in the intervention group) completed the intervention and/or measurements. The subjective well-being of the caregivers declined in the control group, but did not decline in the intervention group, showing a significant group-by-time interaction. These findings suggest the potential benefits of the educational program for subjective well-being.
