Feasibility and effectiveness of a telephone-based social support intervention for informal caregivers of people with dementia: Study protocol of the TALKING TIME project

• Main Authors: Martin Berwig (Author), Martin Nikolaus Dichter (Author), Bernd Albers (Author), Katharina Wermke (Author), Diana Trutschel (Author), Swantje Seismann-Petersen (Author), Margareta Halek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Caring for people with dementia at home requires a significant amount of time, organization, and commitment. Therefore, informal caregivers, mainly relatives, of people with dementia often feel a high burden. Although on-site support groups are known to have positive effects on t...