Study Hébert et al. (2007): study CA Quebec 2006

Public

Family caregivers followed before and after stress coping programme, Canada, Quebec, 2006

Sample

Respondents

N = 118

Non Response

18%

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Impact of programme on caregivers

Our Classification

Remarks

Happiness assessed: T1: at the beginning of the programme T2: immediately after the end of the 15 week programme

Distribution

Experimental group:N=60,- Control group:N=58

Operationalization

A Experimental group followed 15 week programme involving 4 steps)
Week 1-3:
Step 1: identifying and specifying accurately the difficult (stressing) situation/event.
Week 4-15
Step 2: learning to make distinctions between changeable and unchangeable aspects of the different (stressing) situations/events.
Step 3: choosing a course of action or behaviour in respect to the changeable and/or the unchangeable aspects of the situation/event in order to cope efficiently with both aspects of it
:
Step 4: developing capacities to adapt efficiently to specific difficult situations/ events taking into account the possibilities of changeable and unchangeable aspects of it.

B Control group

Observed Relation with Happiness