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Dementia 2016
September 29-October 01, 2016
Volume 6 Issue 5(Suppl) J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2016
ISSN:2161-0460 JADP, an open access journal
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September 29-October 01, 2016 London, UK
5th International Conference on
Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia
Jacki Stansfeld, J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2016, 6:5(Suppl)
Systematic review of positive psychology outcome measures for family carers of people with
dementia
Jacki Stansfeld
University College London, UK
Introduction: The importance of positive psychology in understanding the wellbeing and experiences of family carers of
people with dementia is increasingly being recognised. Despite this, outcome measures used in research with family carers of
those with dementia are often centered on concepts such as burden and depression. There is a scarcity of positive psychology
measures developed for or validated in this population
Aim: By employing standardised criteria, this review aimed to assess the quality of positive psychology measures developed
for or already in use with family carers of people with dementia and to determine their potential utility in future interventional
studies.
Methods: We performed a systematic review of positive psychology measures for family carers of people with dementia. The
databases searched were PsychINFO, CINHAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE and PubMed. Two reviewers independently assessed
full-texts for inclusion and performed a quality assessment of each of the scale development studies identified to examine the
psychometric properties reported.
Results: This review identified 10 positive psychology outcome measures (and 6 validation papers of these scales) within the
constructs of self-efficacy, spirituality, resilience, gain, and meaning.
Conclusion: Several outcome measures were identified that may have potential utility for future interventional studies, but
it is clear that there is still work to be done to develop and refine more positive psychology measures for this population. A
lack of reporting of the psychometric properties by development authors limited the conclusions that could be drawn. It is
recommended that authors aim to report this in the future.
Biography
Jacki Stansfeld is currently completing her PhD at University College London in the Division of Psychiatry. She works as a Research Assistant on the Valuing Active
Life in Dementia (VALID) research programme.