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Relational counselling as a psychosocial intervention for dementia: Qualitative evidence from people living with dementia and family members
Counselling and other psychotherapeutic interventions can be offered to people with dementia and their caregivers, to treat specific conditions or symptoms (e.g. affective disorders such as depression). Psychotherapeutic interventions also offer the opportunity for individuals with dementia and thei...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8361473/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33382000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1471301220984912 |
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author | Griffiths, Alys Wyn Shoesmith, Emily Sass, Cara Nicholson, Paul Charura, Divine |
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description | Counselling and other psychotherapeutic interventions can be offered to people with dementia and their caregivers, to treat specific conditions or symptoms (e.g. affective disorders such as depression). Psychotherapeutic interventions also offer the opportunity for individuals with dementia and their families/caregivers to engage in psychological support for a wide range of presentations. However, little is known about how those within this demographic who receive these interventions perceive the experience. This study aimed to understand the experiences of individuals with dementia or caring for someone with dementia, before and after a 12-week relational counselling intervention delivered through a third sector organisation within England. Semi-structured interviews were completed with participants (29 pre-intervention and 25 post-intervention). Framework analysis was conducted, with four main themes identified; expectations and outcomes of counselling, emotional impact of life with dementia, appraisals of identity and importance of therapeutic relationship. Participants reported that counselling interventions addressed a range of needs and concerns that they had, enabling them to reassess and reconsider these. Specific training is needed before therapists deliver therapeutic interventions with people with dementia, to ensure that appropriate support is provided for those with more severe cognitive impairment or who may have fluctuating capacity. Future research should explore the experiences of people with dementia and their caregivers, across different counselling modalities, to establish the appropriateness and effectiveness of relational counselling. |
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spelling | pubmed-83614732021-08-14 Relational counselling as a psychosocial intervention for dementia: Qualitative evidence from people living with dementia and family members Griffiths, Alys Wyn Shoesmith, Emily Sass, Cara Nicholson, Paul Charura, Divine Dementia (London) Articles Counselling and other psychotherapeutic interventions can be offered to people with dementia and their caregivers, to treat specific conditions or symptoms (e.g. affective disorders such as depression). Psychotherapeutic interventions also offer the opportunity for individuals with dementia and their families/caregivers to engage in psychological support for a wide range of presentations. However, little is known about how those within this demographic who receive these interventions perceive the experience. This study aimed to understand the experiences of individuals with dementia or caring for someone with dementia, before and after a 12-week relational counselling intervention delivered through a third sector organisation within England. Semi-structured interviews were completed with participants (29 pre-intervention and 25 post-intervention). Framework analysis was conducted, with four main themes identified; expectations and outcomes of counselling, emotional impact of life with dementia, appraisals of identity and importance of therapeutic relationship. Participants reported that counselling interventions addressed a range of needs and concerns that they had, enabling them to reassess and reconsider these. Specific training is needed before therapists deliver therapeutic interventions with people with dementia, to ensure that appropriate support is provided for those with more severe cognitive impairment or who may have fluctuating capacity. Future research should explore the experiences of people with dementia and their caregivers, across different counselling modalities, to establish the appropriateness and effectiveness of relational counselling. SAGE Publications 2020-12-31 2021-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8361473/ /pubmed/33382000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1471301220984912 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Articles Griffiths, Alys Wyn Shoesmith, Emily Sass, Cara Nicholson, Paul Charura, Divine Relational counselling as a psychosocial intervention for dementia: Qualitative evidence from people living with dementia and family members |
title | Relational counselling as a psychosocial intervention for dementia:
Qualitative evidence from people living with dementia and family members |
title_full | Relational counselling as a psychosocial intervention for dementia:
Qualitative evidence from people living with dementia and family members |
title_fullStr | Relational counselling as a psychosocial intervention for dementia:
Qualitative evidence from people living with dementia and family members |
title_full_unstemmed | Relational counselling as a psychosocial intervention for dementia:
Qualitative evidence from people living with dementia and family members |
title_short | Relational counselling as a psychosocial intervention for dementia:
Qualitative evidence from people living with dementia and family members |
title_sort | relational counselling as a psychosocial intervention for dementia:
qualitative evidence from people living with dementia and family members |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8361473/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33382000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1471301220984912 |
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