mySupport Study: Project report

Karolína Vlčková ORCID logo
Martin Loučka ORCID logo

The aim of the mySupport Study, which runs from 2019 to 2022, is to implement the psychosocial education intervention Family Care Decision Support (FCDS) in 6 countries in Europe and North America and to develop guidelines for its implementation, as well as to evaluate its benefits for caregivers of people with dementia.
Website: https://mysupportstudy.eu/

https://doi.org/10.29364/epsy.423

(Fulltext in Czech)

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