Workshop on Strengths and Competences to Improve Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents

NCT06064760 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: M02.0401.000.MPI20CNG
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 110
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Recent social and demographic changes in Western countries have led to a reorganization of the family relationships, such as grandparents-grandchildren bond. The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) shows, on the one hand, that 52% of grandparents are auxiliary caregivers of their grandchildren and, on the other hand, that more than 15% of grandparents regularly care for their grandchildren, being the Spanish percentage the second highest of Europe. Given these figures, it is clear that many grandparents today are playing an important role as socializing agents for their grandchildren. According to this, grandparents play their socializing rol by passing on their grandchildren skills, experiences, values, beliefs and affection. This bond not only influences positively on grandchildren, but also on grandparents. Caring for grandchildren allows grandparents to resolve the crises of generativity and integrity of self, included in Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development. Moreover, high leves of generativity are related with greater personal growth, one of the dimensions of psychological wellbeing. However, the literature on the socializing rol of grandparents is scarce and has focus on the negative effects of caring for grandchildren. In contrast, recent studies demonstrates that caring for grandchildren has positive effect on grandparents' health and life satisfaction. Being important to consider the negative consequences of this type of care, is also necessary to develop a new perspective, focus on protective factors of grandparents' psychological wellbeing and quality of life. According to McCubbin's Resilience Model of Family Stress, Adjustment and Adaptation, psychological resources and coping skills could be protective factors, minimizing the impact of caring for grandchildren. The present project considers two protective factors: personal strengths and emotional competences, variables that are worked on the workshops. By focusing on these aspects, not only an improvement in family relationships (grandparents-parents-grandchildren) is expected, but also an increase in the psychological well-being and quality of life of the participants. The development of intervention programs aimed at protective factors could be useful for grandparent caregivers, promoting their psychological well-being and quality of life.

Conditions

Psychological Well-being; Quality of Life; Virtues; Skill, Coping

Keywords

Grandparents-grandchildren relationship; Grandparents caregivers; Grandparenthood; Supplementary care; Psychological well-being; Quality of life; Personal strengths; Emotional competences; Psychoeducational group intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Grandparents' psychological wellbeing

  Psychological wellbeing will be evaluated with Ryff's Psychological Wellbeing Scale. Scale values: 1 (very inadequate to describe me), 2 (quite inadequate to describe me), 3 (some inadequate to describe me), 4 (some adequate to describe me), 5 (quite adequate to describe me), 6 (very adequate to describe me). Interpretation: the higher the score, the greater the psychological wellbeing of the person being assessed.

  Through study completion, an average of 2 years

• Grandparents' quality of life

  Quality of life will be evaluated with CASP-12. Scale values: 1 (sometimes), 2, 3, 4 (never). Interpretation: the higher the score, the greater the quality of life of the person being assessed.

  Through study completion, an average of 2 years

• Grandparents' involvement and burnout

  Involvement and burnout will be evaluated with Multidimensional Experience of Grandparenthood Set of Inventories. Scale values: 1 (totally disagree), 2, 3, 4, 5 (totally agree). Interpretation: the higher the score, the greater the involvement and burnout of the person being assessed as grandparent.

  Through study completion, an average of 2 years

• Grandparents' emotional competences

  Emotional competences will be evaluated with Grandparents Emotional Competency Scale. Scale values: 1 (never), 2 (sometimes), 3 (almost always), 4 (always). Interpretation: the higher the score, the greater the emotional competences of the person being assessed as grandparent.

  Through study completion, an average of 2 years

• Grandparents' character strengths

  Character strengths will be evaluated with Psychological Resources Inventory-77 items. Scale values: 0 (totally disagree), 1, 2, 3 (totally agree). Interpretation: the higher the score, the greater the character strengths of the person being assessed.

  Through study completion, an average of 2 years

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group is given the Workshop on Strengths and Competences to Improve Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents.

Behavioral: Psychoeducational Workshop on Personal Strengths and Emotional Competences to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents Caring for Their Grandchildren

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group is not given the Workshop on Strengths and Competences to Improve Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents.

Interventions

Psychoeducational Workshop on Personal Strengths and Emotional Competences to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents Caring for Their Grandchildren BEHAVIORAL

The intervention is a psychoeducational group workshop (6-8 participants). It includes 5 sessions of, approximately, 90 minutes. In addition, 3 months after the end of the workshop, a follow-up call will be organized with the participants. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the workshop will be held online. The sessions are: * Session 1: Defining my role as grandparent. * Session 2: Deepening my relationships. * Session 3: Growing as grandparent. * Session 4: Discovering my emotional world. * Session 5: Caring for others and caring for myself.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Being grandparent of, at least, one minor children or adolescent.

You may not qualify if:

• Suffer from a disease that makes the person unable to understand the questionnaire (e.g., moderate-severe dementia).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• CEU San Pablo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

San Pablo CEU University (Campus Montepríncipe)

Alcorcón, Madrid, 28925, Spain

RECRUITING

Related Publications (18)

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  BACKGROUND

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Cristina Noriega García

  CEU San Pablo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Leyre Galarraga Cristóbal

CONTACT

914566300; leyre.galarragacristobal@ceu.es

Cristina Noriega García

CONTACT

914566300; cristina.noriegagarcia@ceu.es

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Quantitative, observational and longitudinal study with three measurements (pre-intervention, post-intervention and monitoring). The measurements will be taken before the intervention, at the end of the intervention and at three months.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 7, 2022
• First Posted: October 3, 2023
• Study Start: May 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2023
• Study Completion: June 1, 2024
• Last Updated: October 3, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
• Time Frame: Data will be available from June 2023.

Locations

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