Explorer l’impact de la pratique de la présence attentive (mindfulness) sur la réduction des pensées négatives répétitives chez les personnes proches aidantes

This scientific report (in French) presents the results of a literature review exploring interventions aimed at reducing repetitive negative thinking (RNT) among the caregivers of people living with a major neurocognitive disorder.

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Organizations:

Centre for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology (CREGÉS)

Year: 2022

Languages: French

Format: Document (article, report, guide, etc.)

Dimension(s) of caregiving:

Analysis of caregiving support

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This scientific report (110 pages, in French) presents the results of a literature review exploring interventions aimed at reducing repetitive negative thinking (RNT) among the caregivers of people living with a major neurocognitive disorder. The report was written as part of the development of a leading practice, itself implemented in keeping with the Quebec government’s departmental guidelines on major neurocognitive disorders (Phase 3), a key aim of which is to improve quality of life both for those who live with such disorders and for their caregivers.

Full title: Explorer l’impact de la pratique de la présence attentive (mindfulness) sur la réduction des pensées négatives répétitives chez les personnes proches aidantes de personnes vivant avec un trouble neurocognitif majeur : une approche transdiagnostique de la santé mentale et du bien-être psychologique

Read the report (in French)

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Watch the webinar (51 min, in French), which presents the research project Aide présence attentive : Gestion des pensées négatives répétitives chez les proches aidants de personnes vivant avec un trouble neurocognitif majeur, and invites collaborators to join the project. The webinar was broadcast on January 18, 2024 by the Centre for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology (CREGÉS), in cooperation with the Communauté de pratique Proche aidance, the Continuum Aînés virtual community of practice, and the Groupe des aidants du sud-ouest (GASO). 