Being kind to ourselves: group compassion-focused therapy (CFT) versus treatment as usual (TAU) to improve depression and anxiety in dementia – a protocol for a mixed-methods feasibility randomised controlled trial within the NHS
Aimee Spector, Melissa Melville, Catriona Craig, Catherine Henderson, Syd Hiskey, Martin Knapp, Yvette Kusel, Keith Oliver, Louise Robinson, Lindsay Royan, Joshua Stott, Lisa Williams, Rachel Evans · 2024
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Aimee Spector and co-authors set out, in a 2024 protocol, a trial of group compassion-focused therapy for people with dementia who feel depressed or anxious. Low mood is common in dementia and hits hard, yet proven talking therapies for this group are scarce. Compassion-focused therapy works on shame and stigma, and it has helped other patient groups. The study asks whether a full trial is even workable.
Fifty people with mild to moderate dementia will be split at random between twelve therapy sessions plus usual care, or usual care alone. The team will track whether patients join, stay, and accept the therapy, and whether the planned measures fit. Blinded checks at three points will record mood, life quality, cognition, self-compassion, and strain on carers. Interviews with patients, carers, and clinicians round out the picture.
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| CREATOR | Aimee Spector, Melissa Melville, Catriona Craig, Catherine Henderson, Syd Hiskey, Martin Knapp, Yvette Kusel, Keith Oliver, Louise Robinson, Lindsay Royan, Joshua Stott, Lisa Williams, Rachel Evans |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |