Development of a novel COMPAssion focused online psyChoTherapy for bereaved informal caregivers: the COMPACT feasibility trial protocol
Introduction An easy-to-access and effective psychotherapy for bereaved informal caregivers has not been established. People with higher self-compassion status tend to have lower bereavement related grief, psychotherapy focused on self-compassion can be promising for this population. This study aime...
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| author | Yuki Kataoka Akihiko Ozaki Manabu Muto Daisuke Fujisawa Takaomi Kessoku Kazuhiro Kosugi Yasuhiro Kotera Yu Uneno Nanami Murata Hirotomo Miyatake |
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| description | Introduction An easy-to-access and effective psychotherapy for bereaved informal caregivers has not been established. People with higher self-compassion status tend to have lower bereavement related grief, psychotherapy focused on self-compassion can be promising for this population. This study aimed to examine the feasibility of online self-compassion focused psychotherapy for bereaved informal caregivers.Method and analysis A total of 60 study participants will undergo an intervention programme comprising online sessions of 2 hours per week for five consecutive weeks and undertake postsession work. The intervention personnel will comprise psychologists who have received more than 10 hours of structured training. The primary endpoint will be assessed on the intervention completion rate, with secondary endpoints consisting of the Complicated Grief Questionnaire, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7, Brief Resilience Scale and Self-Compassion Scale. Evaluations will be conducted preintervention, immediately after intervention, and 4 and 12 weeks after intervention.Ethics and dissemination This study has been reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Kyoto University Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Japan (Approved ID: C1565). The results of this study will be disseminated through publication in a peer-reviewed journal and conference presentations.Trial registration number UMIN000048554. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f79aa26ce6b24ef8a46a92ff1521295f2025-08-20T02:11:29ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-12-01121210.1136/bmjopen-2022-067187Development of a novel COMPAssion focused online psyChoTherapy for bereaved informal caregivers: the COMPACT feasibility trial protocolYuki Kataoka0Akihiko Ozaki1Manabu Muto2Daisuke Fujisawa3Takaomi Kessoku4Kazuhiro Kosugi5Yasuhiro Kotera6Yu Uneno7Nanami Murata8Hirotomo Miyatake9Scientific Research Works Peer Support Group (SRWS-PSG), Osaka, Japan2 Department of Breast Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki, JapanDepartment of Therapeutic Oncology, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry and Palliative Care Center, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Palliative Medicine, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, JapanDepartment of Palliative Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, JapanFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKDepartment of Therapeutic Oncology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanMedical School, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, JapanOrange Home-Care Clinic, Fukui, JapanIntroduction An easy-to-access and effective psychotherapy for bereaved informal caregivers has not been established. People with higher self-compassion status tend to have lower bereavement related grief, psychotherapy focused on self-compassion can be promising for this population. This study aimed to examine the feasibility of online self-compassion focused psychotherapy for bereaved informal caregivers.Method and analysis A total of 60 study participants will undergo an intervention programme comprising online sessions of 2 hours per week for five consecutive weeks and undertake postsession work. The intervention personnel will comprise psychologists who have received more than 10 hours of structured training. The primary endpoint will be assessed on the intervention completion rate, with secondary endpoints consisting of the Complicated Grief Questionnaire, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7, Brief Resilience Scale and Self-Compassion Scale. Evaluations will be conducted preintervention, immediately after intervention, and 4 and 12 weeks after intervention.Ethics and dissemination This study has been reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Kyoto University Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Japan (Approved ID: C1565). The results of this study will be disseminated through publication in a peer-reviewed journal and conference presentations.Trial registration number UMIN000048554.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e067187.full |
| spellingShingle | Yuki Kataoka Akihiko Ozaki Manabu Muto Daisuke Fujisawa Takaomi Kessoku Kazuhiro Kosugi Yasuhiro Kotera Yu Uneno Nanami Murata Hirotomo Miyatake Development of a novel COMPAssion focused online psyChoTherapy for bereaved informal caregivers: the COMPACT feasibility trial protocol BMJ Open |
| title | Development of a novel COMPAssion focused online psyChoTherapy for bereaved informal caregivers: the COMPACT feasibility trial protocol |
| title_full | Development of a novel COMPAssion focused online psyChoTherapy for bereaved informal caregivers: the COMPACT feasibility trial protocol |
| title_fullStr | Development of a novel COMPAssion focused online psyChoTherapy for bereaved informal caregivers: the COMPACT feasibility trial protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a novel COMPAssion focused online psyChoTherapy for bereaved informal caregivers: the COMPACT feasibility trial protocol |
| title_short | Development of a novel COMPAssion focused online psyChoTherapy for bereaved informal caregivers: the COMPACT feasibility trial protocol |
| title_sort | development of a novel compassion focused online psychotherapy for bereaved informal caregivers the compact feasibility trial protocol |
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