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Curae de Mim (Care for Me): A Personalized Alzheimer’s Care Nursing Intervention for Informal Caregivers
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 03:Saúde de Qualidade | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 04:Educação de Qualidade | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 17:Parcerias para a Implementação dos Objetivos | |
| dc.contributor.author | Afonso, Catarina Inês Costa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Madeira, Ana Spínola | |
| dc.contributor.author | Reis, Alcinda | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gomes, João | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-04T10:05:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-04T10:05:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-06-25 | |
| dc.description | Article number - 270 | |
| dc.description | This article belongs to the Section Personalized Critical Care | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Informal caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease often experience high levels of emotional, physical, and psychological burden. Personalized nursing interventions are essential to support these caregivers and promote their well-being. Objectives: The objective of this study was to implement and evaluate a personalized psychoeducational intervention—Curae de Mim (Care for Me)—designed to reduce caregivers’ burden and enhance the emotional resilience among informal caregivers for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Methods: A mixed-methods study was conducted with 14 informal caregivers in a Portuguese community healthcare setting. The intervention consisted of six weekly group sessions guided by a mental health nurse, using cognitive–behavioral and recovery-oriented approaches. Results: After the intervention, the caregivers’ burden scores decreased significantly. The mean burden score dropped from 78 to 50. The thematic analysis revealed two key outcomes: emotional empowerment through peer interactions and reframing of the caregiver’s role through knowledge and self-care. Conclusions: This program proved effective in reducing caregivers’ burden and promoting adaptive coping. The integration of narrative reflection and specialized nursing care contributed to improved mental health outcomes. | eng |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Afonso, C.I.C.; Spínola Madeira, A.; Reis, A.; Gomes, J. Curae de Mim (Care for Me): A Personalized Alzheimer’s Care Nursing Intervention for Informal Caregivers. J. Pers. Med. 2025, 15, 270. https:// doi.org/10.3390/jpm15070270 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/jpm15070270 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2075-4426 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/13848 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/15/7/270 | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Personalized Medicine | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Informal caregiver | |
| dc.subject | Alzheimer’s disease | |
| dc.subject | Psychoeducational intervention | |
| dc.subject | Mental health | |
| dc.subject | Narrative care | |
| dc.subject | Personalized nursing | |
| dc.subject | Community health | |
| dc.title | Curae de Mim (Care for Me): A Personalized Alzheimer’s Care Nursing Intervention for Informal Caregivers | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 7 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Journal of Personalized Medicine | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 15 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Gomes | |
| person.givenName | João | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-4459-4950 | |
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