Testing a Cognitive Bias Modification Intervention for Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry
Year 2026
INTERVENTION: Intervention is Cognitive Bias Modification for interpretation (CBM‐I) a web based digital intervention. Training items follow the traditional CBM format (i.e., three short sentences depicting everyday ambiguous events), and the final word to allow missing letters. This creates a word task for participants to resolve, which is designed to encourage a positive interpretation of the scenarios in each CBM‐I training item. CBM‐I included 100 training items. CBM‐I training delivered via Qualtrics, an online survey platform, and participants will complete the study remotely on their own devices at home individually. This is a 1.5 hour single session intervention. The content of the intervention related to the everyday ambiguous situations that informal caregivers experience daily basis. The intervention train participants to interpret these situations in positive way by the word task presented. For example "You help your loved one through their daily routine. They start to yell at you. You think you are doing your…" Then the word presented with "b‐st". They have to fill the word. Usually in Qualtrics software provide all the data on number of participants completed the intervention and how long they have taken. Therefore, adherence will calculated by the number participants who completed the study. CONDITION: Depression;Anxiety;Stress; ; Depression ; Anxiety ; Stress Mental Health ‐ Anxiety Mental Health ‐ Depression Mental Health ‐ Other mental health disorders PRIMARY OUTCOME: Interpretation Bias[Similar Rating Task (SRT); Scrambled Sentence Task (SST) Baseline and after the CBM‐I intervention] SECONDARY OUTCOME: Anxiety[Depression, anxiety, and stress Scale (DASS) score At the end of the intervention] Caregiver burden[Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) score Baseline and at the end of the intervention] Cognitive characteristics of Depression[Cognition Checklist (CCL) At the end of the CBM‐I intervention] Depression[Depression, anxiety, and stress Scale (DASS) score After the CBM‐I intervention] State Mindfulness[Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (State MAAS) Baseline and at the end of the CBM‐I intervention] Stress[Depression, anxiety, and stress Scale (DASS At the end of the CBM‐I intervention] Trait Mindfulness[Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ‐15) At the end of the CBM‐I intervention] INCLUSION CRITERIA: 18 years and older Provide care for a person with dementia Is voluntarily caring for the person and is a family member or a friend Devotes at least 1 hour per day for each day of the week OR a total of 7 hours per week, sustained over a period of 3 months Is fluent in English Is not currently working as professional caregivers elsewhere.
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First added on: Jun 15, 2026