Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	3577
Country	Canada

Received	2013-05-07 09:08
Peer-Review Started	2013-05-07 11:16
To Make the First Decision	2013-06-09 10:09
Return for Revision	2013-06-19 20:17
Revised	2013-07-18 23:02
Second Decision	2013-10-16 11:14
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-10-16 12:03
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Category	Geriatrics & Gerontology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Improving caregiving competence, stress coping, and mental well-being in informal dementia carers
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mary Chiu, Virginia Wesson and Joel Sadavoy
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Social Development Partnerships Program, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada 8470775
Corresponding Author	Mary Chiu, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, The Cyril and Dorothy, Joel and Jill Reitman Centre for Alzheimer’s Support and Training, Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray Street, Room L1-012, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada. mchiu@mtsinai.on.ca
Key Words	Informal carers; Dementia; Problem solving techniques; Competence; Stress coping; Skills-training; Simulated patients
Core Tip	The “Coaching, Advocacy, Respite, Education, Relationship, and Simulation” (CARERS) Program is a comprehensive package of evidence-based interventions for informal carers comprised of 3 integrated components: group psychotherapy, Problem-Solving Techniques and skill acquisition for specific current challenging interactions in caregiving. The demonstrated outcomes are reduction of emotion-based coping, enhanced mastery, and reduced burden. The Program is structured, and requires active participation of carers as they acquire knowledge and develop caregiving competence. It is the first carer intervention to make systematic use of standardized patients to role play the spouse or parent with dementia, which allows for real-time coaching in managing current, specific, emotionally difficult interpersonal interactions.
Publish Date	2013-11-20 17:37
Citation	Chiu M, Wesson V, Sadavoy J. Improving caregiving competence, stress coping, and mental well-being in informal dementia carers. World J Psychiatr 2013; 3(3): 65-73
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v3/i3/65.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v3.i3.65

Full Article (PDF)	WJP-3-65.pdf
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Peer-review Report	3577-Peer reviewer(s).pdf
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