The improvement in dementia caregivers' depression levels shows that the support group was effective for reducing caregivers' depression although not effective for relieving their burden of care.
Kiddo-KINDL (Taiwanese version) is a relatively reliable and valid questionnaire of adolescents' health-related quality of life. However, items in the "school" and "friends" subscales need to be further modified to be more culturally appropriate.
The support group is an effective alternative intervention for promoting caregivers' physical-psychological health status as well as their social support. Therefore, the support group should become a routine component of the caregiver of people with intellectual disabilities.
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