Protocol for a randomized clinical trial: telephone-based psychoeducation and support for female informal caregivers of patients with dementia

• Main Authors: Andressa Hermes-Pereira (Author), Patrícia Ferreira (Author), Matheus Canellas Fonseca Barbosa dos Santos (Author), Pedro Alves Fagundes (Author), Ana Paula Bresolin Gonçalves (Author), Dimitris Varvaki Rados (Author), Raphael Machado Castilhos (Author), Lucas Porcello Schilling (Author), Márcia Lorena Fagundes Chaves (Author), Roberto Umpierre (Author), Renata Kochhann (Author), Artur Francisco Schumacher-Schuh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The burden felt by informal caregivers of patients with dementia is a source of physical, emotional, and financial problems. Face-to-face interventions for caregivers have accessibility limitations that may prevent them from receiving adequate care. Telehealth tools can be a solution to t...