Design and participants
Depression, Anxiety, dementia
This pilot project employed a two-arm parallel-group RCT design. Participants were
recruited based on the following eligibility criteria. Inclusion criteria involved: (1)
community-dwelling adults (aged 18 years or older) who were taking primary responsibility
for the care of a relative with dementia; (2) having at least mild symptoms of
psychological distress (scores ⩾5 in the Depression Subscale, scores ⩾4 in the Anxiety
Subscale, or scores ⩾8 in the Stress Subscale) as measured by the Depression, Anxiety, and
Stress Scale (DASS-21; 