de Carvalho, Raquel Luiza Santos, Fisher, Emily, Natarajan, Nirupama, Hui, Esther K., Venkatesan, Shreenila, Vaitheswaran, Sridhar, Laksminarayanan, Monisha, Brum, Paula Schimidt, Naylor-Batista, Renata, Bertrand, Elodie, Mograbi, Daniel C., Ferri, Cleusa P., Stoner, Charlotte R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-4347 and Spector, Aimee (2025) Feasibility and acceptability of a virtual “dementia awareness for caregivers” course in Brazil and India. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 39 (1). pp. 51-59. ISSN 0893-0341 (Print), 1546-4156 (Online) (doi:10.1097/WAD.0000000000000659)

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Abstract

Objective: To establish whether a virtual dementia awareness course is feasible for caregivers of people with dementia in Brazil and India.
Methods: A pre/posttest single group, multisite feasibility study, mixed methods exploratory design was applied. Primary caregivers of people with dementia in Brazil and India took a 3 to 4-hour course adapted for online delivery, with 10 to 15 caregivers. Measurements encompassed self-reports of carer competence, attitudes to dementia, and caregiver burden; satisfaction questionnaire completed immediately after the intervention; open-ended questions at 1-month follow-up to assess if caregivers applied information to caregiving role; semistructured interviews about how the intervention changed caregivers’ behavior and attitudes towards dementia.
Results: Of the 70 caregivers who received the intervention (Brazil = 34; India = 36), 54 (77.1%) completed postintervention outcomes, and 39 (55.7%) completed questionnaires at 1-month follow-up assessment. Significant improvements were observed in attitudes to dementia in both countries and self-perceived carer competence (in India) postintervention. The themes from the 9 semi-structured interviews were: acceptability, feasibility, change of behavior/attitude, and suggestions for future sessions.
Conclusions: Dementia awareness course was a feasible online intervention to improve dementia awareness among family caregivers across countries. It offers a standardized yet flexible methodology, with promising outcomes that need to be evaluated in a full randomized controlled trial.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	dementia; caregiver
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LC Special aspects of education L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Chronic Illness and Ageing
Last Modified:	28 Feb 2025 12:44
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/49877

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