A Psychological Intervention for Family Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients
- Conditions
- Palliative Care
- Interventions
- Other: Psychological intervention for family caregivers of patients at the end of life
- Registration Number
- NCT04076670
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Valencia
- Brief Summary
This work aims to study the benefits a psychological intervention in family caregivers of palliative care patients can have for reducing anxiety, depression and overburden.
A parallel randomized controlled trial of two groups was performed. Information was collected on 154 family caregivers of patients at the end of life during the moments before and after the intervention.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 154
- To be the main family caregiver of a patient at the end of life, receiven palliative care. In the present study, the main family caregiver is defined as follows: family member who assumes the main tasks of care and attends to the patient most of the time, or for a longer period of time than other members of the family.
- To have signed the informed consent.
• To present cognitive impairment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Experimental group Psychological intervention for family caregivers of patients at the end of life Group of participants that received usual psychological attention plus the structured psychological intervention prosed in the study.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in anxiety (PRE and POST measures) Baseline up to 3 months This variable was assesed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS. This Scale contains 7 items asessing anxiety, where lower values represent a better outcome.
In order to observe the change in anxiety, it was measured at two time points:
First measurement: PRE. Once the participant had signed the informed consent, the initial score for this outcome was assessed.
Second measurement: POST. Up to 3 months after the first measurement the second measurement of the same variable was carried out.
Between first and second measurement, the control group received the usual psychological attention, whereas the intervention group received the usual psychological attention plus the structured psychological intervention proposed in this study.Change in depression (PRE and POST measures) Baseline up to 3 months This variable was assesed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS.
In order to observe the change in depression, it was measured at two time points:
First measurement: PRE. Once the participant had signed the informed consent, the initial score for this outcome was assessed.
Second measurement: POST. Up to 3 months after the first measurement the second measurement of the same variable was carried out.
Between first and second measurement, the control group received the usual psychological attention, whereas the intervention group received the usual psychological attention plus the structured psychological intervention proposed in this study.Change in burden (PRE and POST measures) Baseline up to 3 months This variable was assesed with the Zarit Burden Inventory.
In order to observe the change in burden, it was measured at two time points:
First measurement: PRE. Once the participant had signed the informed consent, the initial score for this outcome was assessed.
Second measurement: POST. Up to 3 months after the first measurement the second measurement of the same variable was carried out.
Between first and second measurement, the control group received the usual psychological attention, whereas the intervention group received the usual psychological attention plus the structured psychological intervention proposed in this study.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Universitat de València
🇪🇸Valencia, Spain