Carers' and therapists' views of internet-delivered guided self-help acceptance and commitment therapy for family carers of people with dementia (iACT4CARERS): a qualitative study in the context of ethnic minority families
| العنوان: | Carers' and therapists' views of internet-delivered guided self-help acceptance and commitment therapy for family carers of people with dementia (iACT4CARERS): a qualitative study in the context of ethnic minority families |
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| المؤلفون: | Kishita, Naoko, Czyznikowska, Barbara, Riggey, Megan, Van Hout, Elien, Richmond, Erica, Gould, Rebecca L., McCracken, Lance, 1962, Farquhar, Morag |
| المصدر: | The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. 17 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Diversity, Informal caregivers, Intervention acceptability, Online therapy, Therapeutic relationship |
| الوصف: | This study aimed to explore the views of family carers of people living with dementia from ethnic minority groups and their therapists on internet-delivered, self-help acceptance and commitment therapy for family carers (iACT4CARERS), enhanced with additional therapist guidance. To achieve this, a qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews was employed with ethnic minority carers who completed Enhanced iACT4CARERS (n=9) and therapists who supported them throughout the programme (n=5). The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using framework analysis. Four over-arching themes were identified: (1) Value of the programme to ethnic minority carers, (2) Barriers for ethnic minority carers, (3) Sense of connectedness through written feedback, and (4) Sense of connectedness through one-to-one sessions. Theme 1 reflected that ethnic minority carers valued ACT techniques, highlighting their usefulness and simplicity, leading to perceived benefits. Theme 2 revealed the irrelevance of examples provided of carer experiences throughout the programme due to differences in family carers' experiences of providing care within ethnic minority communities. Theme 3 highlighted that carers' engagement with the programme was facilitated by feelings of validation and encouragement received from their therapist via weekly written feedback. Finally, Theme 4 highlighted that additional one-to-one support sessions allowed both carers and therapists to develop strong therapeutic relationships. This enhanced subsequent text-based online interactions, allowing carers to be more open and engaged. Also, therapists reported that a strong sense of connectedness helped them to tailor their feedback. Enhanced iACT4CARERS that uses carers' experiences more relevant to ethnic minority communities may be more acceptable. |
| وصف الملف: | electronic |
| الوصول الحر: | https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-526265Test https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X24000102Test https://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1850836/FULLTEXT01.pdfTest |
| قاعدة البيانات: | SwePub |
| تدمد: | 1754470X |
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| DOI: | 10.1017/S1754470X24000102 |