Table 1 Educational objectives of the group sessions in the intervention group of the THERAD study
Objectives | |
|---|---|
Session 1 (S1): knowledge of the disease | - To identify the cognitive impairment of the patient in everyday life |
- To recognise the remaining functional abilities | |
- To determine the nonpharmacological measures to be implemented | |
Session 2 (S2): pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments. Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia | - To understand the potential effect of pharmacological therapies |
- To identify behavioural and psychological symptoms of the disease | |
- To implement nonpharmacological measures to prevent these symptoms | |
Session 3 (S3): crisis situations. Prevention of caregiver’s exhaustion | - To identify conditions of high risk (treatment modification, concomitant illness, change of environment, relocation) |
- To recognise and prevent caregiver’s burnout | |
- To identify their resources | |
Session 4 (S4): assistive devices and care pathways | - To understand assistive devices, respite and legal aspects raised by the disease |
- To identify the resources available in crisis or emergency situations (general practitioner, specialist consultation, hospitalisation) |