Abstract
Dementia is a prevalent health problem and major cause of disability and dependency among older adults (WHO, 2012). Family, as primary support system, should be able to provide care for older adult with dementia. In provision of care, family may deal with problems which perceived as either physical or psychological problems. Family psycho-education is one of specialist nursing interventions provided for family in caring for older adult with dementia (Tang et al, Varcarolis 2014). This study aimed to identify impact of family psycho-education therapy on family burden in caring for older adult with dementia. The study design wasquasi experiment pre and post test with control group. The study population was family who provided care for older adult with dementia. Study sample consisted of 26 families of intervention group and 26 families of control group, whom selected through purposive sampling method. The intervention was conducted in 5 sessions by providing module and logbook to the families. Questionnaire of Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview was employed for data collection and independent t-test was applied to analyze the data with statistical significance of 0,000. The result indicated a significant difference in family caregiving burden between the intervention and control group following the intervention. Family psycho-education therapymay relieve family burden in caring for older adult with dementia. Psychiatric nurse specialist is encouraged to implement family psycho-education therapy which may affect family’s competency in providing care for older adult with dementia.
Highlights
The number of older adult has seen a significant increase over the years
The findings demonstrated that majority of families in intervention group perceived a moderate level of burden in caregiving (57.5%) before the intervention were performed, Mild
This result concurred with previous study which revealed that burden perceived by family caregiver of elderly with dementia might be resulted from depression and strain in caregiving. [5, 7, 12] Based on those study results, authors assumed it would be necessary to provide nursing intervention for family of older adult with dementia to reduce the caregiving burden so they may enact their caregiving role properly as well as maintaining their health. [13, 14]
Summary
The number of older adult has seen a significant increase over the years. WHO (2013) stated that population of older adults would grow from 11% in 2000 to 22% by 2050. The number is estimated to rise from 605 million into 2 billion people. United Nations claimed in 2011 that people life expectancy in 2000-2005 was 66.4 years. Indonesia was among Asian countries with the highest population of people aged 60 years or older after China and. In 2010, population of older adults mounted up to
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