Positive Behaviour Support Education for Family Carers in Dementia
Changed behaviours (e.g., aggression, sexual behaviour, social inappropriateness) are common symptoms of younger-onset dementia, which includes early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia.
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is considered the most appropriate approach when responding to behavioural changes. Preliminary findings show that a PBS education program designed for a group of family carers increases their confidence in applying strategies to manage changed behaviours.
This project will explore how useful and effective a family-directed PBS education program is in equipping family carers to manage changed behaviours in dementia.
This project is seeking people living with dementia and current carers to participate in a 5-week education program which will be held either face-to-face (NSW) or online (Zoom). The weekly education sessions combined with questionnaires and interviews, will equip family carers with the relevant skills to manage changed behaviours on a day-to-day basis, and thus reduce the negative impacts of changed behaviours.
This study has been approved by the University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC 2019/211)
Participation
If you are interested in hearing more about this study or participating then please email Sau Chi Cheung (sau.cheung@sydney.edu.au) or Lorna Huang (lorna.huang@sydney.edu.au).
Online (Zoom) - Friday 04 November – Friday 02 December
Face-to-Face - Fridays; Feb – Mar 2024 - Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney
Participant duration
Two hours per week for five weeks
Available to people living in
All states and territories, NSW
Study begins
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Study ends
Tuesday, 31 December 2024
Contact
To find out more about this study, contact:
Sau Chi Cheung
FRONTIER Research Group, The University of Sydney
All states and territories