Speakers - 2026

Title: Curae de mim (care for me): A personalized alzheimer’s care nursing intervention for informal caregivers

Abstract

This project was guided by the Tidal Model, a recovery-oriented framework that emphasizes the co-construction of meaning through dialogue and narrative. By focusing on caregivers’ emotional regulation, self-awareness, and personal coping strategies, the intervention was aligned with both national priorities and the interna-tional best practices. The program developed focuses on a personalized psychoeducational intervention designed specifically for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease. It aims to alle-viate emotional distress, foster resilience, and enhance effective caregiving practices while prioritizing caregivers’ mental health and well-being. By aligning local needs with global evidence, this initiative contributes to the development of interdiscipli-nary, community-based approaches that strengthen caregiver support and promote continuity of care. The objective was to implement and evaluate a personalized psychoeducational intervention—Curae de Mim (Care for Me)—designed to reduce caregivers’ burden and enhance the emotional resilience among informal care-givers of people with Alzheimer’s disease. A total of 14 informal caregivers participated in this study and completed the full cycle of six sessions. The intervention consisted of six weekly group sessions guided by a mental health nurse, using cognitive–behavioral and recovery-oriented approaches. After the intervention, the caregivers’ burden scores decreased significantly. The mean burden score dropped from 78 to 50. The thematic analysis revealed two key outcomes: emotional empowerment through peer interactions and reframing of the caregiver’s role through knowledge and self-care. This program proved effective in reducing caregivers’ burden and promoting adaptive coping. The integration of narrative reflection and specialized nursing care contributed to improved mental health outcomes. The Curae de Mim (Care for Me) program offers a replicable and scalable model of ho-listic, evidence-based nursing intervention tailored to the complex psychosocial reali-ties of dementia caregiving. It underscores the critical role of mental health and psy-chiatric nurses in primary care settings and advocates for the integration of personal-ized, recovery-oriented strategies to support family caregivers.

The audience take away from presentation:

• Ready-to-use implementation blueprint. A step-by-step guide to delivering the six-session Curae de Mim group program (session objectives, facilitator scripts, activities, and risk-management prompts) led by a mental-health nurse, plus adaptation tips for primary care, community centers, or telehealth.
• Practical clinical tools for everyday practice. Narrative reflection prompts, self-care plans, peer-support facilitation cues) that nurses can integrate immediately into caregiver visits and support groups.
• A concise outcome set and schedule, a fidelity checklist, and simple data-charting templates to track pre/post change and inform quality-improvement.
• Practical strategies to build community-embedded caregiver pathways.