Publications by authors named "Sarah M Stone"
JMIR Res Protoc
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study focuses on developing the Mindful and Self-Compassionate Care (MASC) program, which integrates mindfulness, self-compassion, and behavioral management to help reduce stress in caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's and related dementias (ADRD).
- - It outlines a structured research approach using the NIH stage model that includes collecting data from focus groups, conducting a pilot study, and implementing a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the MASC program's feasibility and efficacy.
- - The program development involves gathering insights from stressed caregivers and aims to assess various outcomes such as acceptability, credibility, and indications of effectiveness through qualitative and quantitative methods across three research phases.
