TY - JOUR
T1 - A randomised controlled trial of benefit finding in caregivers
T2 - The Building Resources in Caregivers Study Protocol
AU - Brand, Charles
AU - O’Connell, Brenda H.
AU - Gallagher, Stephen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2015/11/3
Y1 - 2015/11/3
N2 - Caregivers may engage in benefit finding, that is, an increase in perceived positive growth, as a cognitive strategy for coping with stress. The Building Resources in Caregivers study will compare effects of a brief benefit finding writing intervention with a control intervention. Caregivers of people with mental and physical disabilities will be randomised into either a benefit-writing group or a neutral writing group. Caregivers will complete measures relating to themselves and care-recipients (e.g. sociodemographics and illness type) and psychometric measures of benefit finding, distress and quality of life at three time points. Additionally, qualitative commentary on participation experiences will be gathered.
AB - Caregivers may engage in benefit finding, that is, an increase in perceived positive growth, as a cognitive strategy for coping with stress. The Building Resources in Caregivers study will compare effects of a brief benefit finding writing intervention with a control intervention. Caregivers of people with mental and physical disabilities will be randomised into either a benefit-writing group or a neutral writing group. Caregivers will complete measures relating to themselves and care-recipients (e.g. sociodemographics and illness type) and psychometric measures of benefit finding, distress and quality of life at three time points. Additionally, qualitative commentary on participation experiences will be gathered.
KW - Benefit finding
KW - Caregiver
KW - Expressive writing
KW - Intervention
KW - Randomised control trial
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85016300107&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/2055102915595019
DO - 10.1177/2055102915595019
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85016300107
SN - 2055-1029
VL - 2
SP - -
JO - Health Psychology Open
JF - Health Psychology Open
IS - 2
ER -