Social Media-based Electronic Bibliotherapy for Dementia Caregivers

NCT06327022 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P0038444
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to assess the efficacy of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy in improving the well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia compared to a control group.

Conditions

Mental Health; Quality of Life; Dementia Caregivers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in mental health

  Mental health will be measured with the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21. It is a 4-point Likert scale consisting of 21 items that measure levels ofdepression, anxiety, and stress in participants. Higher scores indicategreater severity of mental health problems.

  Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Changes in health related quality of life

  Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)

• Changes in caregiving appraisal

  Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)

• Changes in psychological wellbeing

  Pre-intervention, post-intervention (i.e., within one week after completing the intervention)

Study Arms (2)

Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Eight weekly sessions of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy

Other: Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy

Usual care

OTHER

Routine services provided by community centers

Other: Usual care

Interventions

Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy OTHER

Eight weekly sessions of bibliotherapy are delivered via their daily social media.

Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy

Usual care OTHER

The routine services provided by community centers

Usual care

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• caregivers providing regular care to individuals with mild to moderately severe dementia (Global Deterioration Scale=4\~6 of any type), requiring at least five hours per week for a minimum duration of six months;
• aged 18 or above;
• not receiving payment for caregiving services rendered;
• assisting with at least one daily activity of the care recipient;
• possessing reading ability;
• utilized social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WeChat for over six months.

You may not qualify if:

• caregivers with unstable physical or mental conditions;
• caregivers unable to communicate logically;
• involvement in another interventional study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Wang S, Cheung DSK, Leung SHI, Fan AYN, Ning W, Leung AYM. Social media-based bibliotherapy for improving the mental health of informal caregivers of people with dementia: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Nurs. 2025 Apr 9;24(1):396. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-02778-7.

  PMID: 40205579 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Wang Shanshan, PhD

  School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 18, 2024
• First Posted: March 25, 2024
• Study Start: July 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2023
• Study Completion: December 31, 2023
• Last Updated: March 25, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

HK (1)