Caregivers in the intervention group also reported significantly more gain in self-efficacy in obtaining respite than the control group.
SE for obtaining respite, responding to disruptive behaviour and controlling upsetting thoughts might moderate the association between stressors and negative outcomes, as well as directly influence negative outcomes.
It was found that the intervention protocol managed to significantly reduce the caregiving burden, as well as improve the caregivers' self-efficacy in obtaining respite.
Caregiving skills (eg, in terms of communication with PWD) were discussed too, which was anticipated to help the participants perform their caregiving tasks more effectively, thus enhancing their self-efficacy in obtaining respite as well as reducing their caregiving burden.
30, 31 The 15-item scale consisted of three subscales (five items per subscale), namely self-efficacy – obtaining respite (SE-OR), self-efficacy – responding to disturbing behaviors (SE-RDB), and self-efficacy – controlling upsetting thoughts (SE-CUT).
Low SE for obtaining respite, responding to disruptive behaviour, controlling upsetting thoughts, self-soothing SE, and instrumental SE were negatively associated with negative affect (Au et al., 2010; Gottlieb & Rooney, 2003; Gottlieb & Rooney, 2004).
This study demonstrates that an intervention mixing practical psychoeducation, caregiving skills teaching, and emotional support, delivered by telephone, would help enhance the participants' self-efficacy in obtaining respite as well as reduce their caregiving burden.
As for the wicked, they were obtaining an unwarranted respite.
Austria was now in urgent need of a respite, which Metternich obtained by forming the project of a marriage between the archduchess Marie-Louise, a daughter of Francis I, and Napoleon, whose vanity Metternich cleverly exploited.
In instances of in-home respite, carers also felt reassured that their 'time-out' had not been obtained at the cost of distressing the care recipient by exposure to new environments and unfamiliar circumstances.
