Mobile Intervention for Mental Health of Family Caregivers in Thailand

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Depressive Symptoms, Generalized Anxiety, or Psychological Stress

• Registration Number: NCT06722287
• Lead Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Brief Summary

The goal of the R21 project is to develop a culturally informed Caregiver Mental Health Mobile Application program that will promote early detection of mental health problems and deliver an evidence-based self-care intervention for family caregivers providing care to adults with chronic disease in Thailand.

Detailed Description

The goal of the 2-year R21 project is to develop a culturally informed Caregiver Mental Health Mobile Application (hereafter referred to as CAMMA) program that will deliver an evidence-based intervention to reduce mental health problems in family caregivers of adults with chronic disorders in Thailand. Specific aims include: 1) Conducting qualitative research on family caregivers of persons with chronic disorders, focusing on their experience with mental health problems, caregiving practice, coping mechanisms, and socio-technological barriers to technology acceptance and use; 2) Develop a mobile application for the delivery of the CAMMA intervention; and 3) Conduct a formative evaluation of the CAMMA Intervention Components to ensure acceptability and usability of individual intervention components.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-09-01
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-05
• Study First Posted: 2024-12-09
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-09
• Primary Completion: 2025-07-31
• Study Completion: 2028-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• adult (age 18 +) family caregiver (CG)
• has a minimum of 4 months of experience as a caregiver and provides at least 4 hours a day of care to the care recipient (CR);
• screen positive on depressive symptoms (score above 5 on PHQ-9), or generalized anxiety (score above 3 on GAD-2), or stress measured with Perceive Stress Scale (score above 6 on PPS-4)
• Access to a mobile device with internet access

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Exclusion Criteria

• Caregiver who refuses to provide informed consent

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability	5 week of intervention	Measured by the User Experience Questionnaire
Usability	5 weeks of intervention	Measured by the System Usability Scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ministry of Public Health; 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand