Brand Charles, O'Connell Brenda H, Gallagher Stephen
Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland; Centre for Social Issues Research, Study of Anxiety, Stress and Health Lab, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Health Psychol Open. 2015 Jul 9;2(2):2055102915595019. doi: 10.1177/2055102915595019. eCollection 2015 Jul.
Caregivers may engage in benefit finding, that is, an increase in perceived positive growth, as a cognitive strategy for coping with stress. The Building Resources in Caregivers study will compare effects of a brief benefit finding writing intervention with a control intervention. Caregivers of people with mental and physical disabilities will be randomised into either a benefit-writing group or a neutral writing group. Caregivers will complete measures relating to themselves and care-recipients (e.g. sociodemographics and illness type) and psychometric measures of benefit finding, distress and quality of life at three time points. Additionally, qualitative commentary on participation experiences will be gathered.
照顾者可能会进行益处发现，也就是感知到的积极成长有所增加，这是一种应对压力的认知策略。照顾者资源构建研究将对比简短的益处发现写作干预与对照干预的效果。患有精神和身体残疾者的照顾者将被随机分为益处写作组或中性写作组。照顾者将在三个时间点完成与他们自己及受照顾者相关的测量（如社会人口统计学和疾病类型）以及益处发现、痛苦和生活质量的心理测量。此外，还将收集关于参与经历的定性评论。
