Clinical Trial: Effects of a Salutogenic Strength-based Social Robot-assisted Intervention on the Depressive Symptoms and Sense of Coherence of Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia

U.S., April 16 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07531082) titled 'Effects of a Salutogenic Strength-based Social Robot-assisted Intervention on the Depressive Symptoms and Sense of Coherence of Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia' on April 09.

Brief Summary: Family caregivers of persons with dementia (PwD) are well known to be "invisible patients." Existing studies have suggested that sense of coherence (SOC), a core inner strength, could be a protective factor against depression among family caregivers of PwD. However, few interventions are available to enhance the SOC and thereby the emotional and psychological health of this population. While in-home social robots are viewed as a useful...