The CBT-based telephone intervention increased mental and physical health as well as coping abilities of family caregivers of people with dementia. The intervention can be delivered by qualified CBT therapists after an 8-h training session in existing health care provision structures.

Objectives:The study evaluated the efficacy of an internetdelivered cognitive-behavioral intervention for caregivers of people with dementia and examined acceptance of program characteristics.Method: Thirty-nine caregivers (M age = 62.11 ± 9.67, 78.4% female) were enrolled in a 2 × 3 randomized-controlled trial (RCT) that compared an intervention and wait-list control group. A cognitive-behavioral intervention program was adapted for delivery via an internet platform. Participants exchanged eight weekly messages with a therapist.Results: Treatment satisfaction and acceptance of the program were high. Well-being increased over the intervention duration and intervention group participants were better able to cope with the anticipated death of the care recipient and utilized more psychosocial resources after the intervention ended. Effects were not maintained until follow-up and there were no treatment effects for depression and burden of care. Conclusions: Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral interventions are suitable for caregivers. A larger RCT needs to investigate possible combinations of classic and internetdelivered programs and confirm efficacy. K E Y W O R D S acceptability, caregiving, cognitive-behavioral therapy, dementia, internet interventions, treatment satisfaction J. Clin. Psychol. 2019;75:594-613. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/jclp 594 |

Results indicate that a cognitive-behavioral intervention including grief-specific strategies can successfully foster caregivers' coping with loss and reduce burden of pre-death grief.

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The short-term CBT intervention via telephone showed long-term effects two years after treatment on emotional well-being, health status, bodily complaints, and quality of life.