Group Therapy for Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients in Spanish Elderly Persons Centres

Group Therapy for Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients in Spanish Elderly Persons Centres

An experimental study designed to test the effectiveness of a psychological intervention based on group therapy for the caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients. The intervention consists of 16 sessions of a cognitive-behavioral psychological group therapy. This study aims to demonstrate that Alzheimer's patients' caregivers can decrease the feelings of burden after been involved in a group therapy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Main caregiver of an Alzheimer Disease Patient.
• Alzheimer Disease Patient with mild/severe cognitive impairment.
• High compliance to therapy sessions.
• Sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Low commitment to develop all study phases.
• Caregiver activity remunerated.
• Caregiver with psychiatric disorders that can affect the development of the sessions.
• Caregivers who have received psychological care during last year.