Spouse READI (Resilience Education And Deployment Information) Post Deployment Telephone Support Groups
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Spouses
- Sponsor
- Memphis VA Medical Center
- Enrollment
- 228
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Spouse Self-report of Resilience
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This 12-month study is for spouses or significant others of service members who have returned from Afghanistan or Iraq. This study will determine if participating in a telephone discussion group, offering education, skills building, and support, will help increase post-deployment adjustment. There will be 225 spouses recruited for this study.
Investigators
Linda O. Nichols, Ph.D.
Healthcare education specialist/Health Services Researcher
Memphis VA Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •have a spouse who participated in a deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan and is at least 1 month post-deployment
- •if not married, must have lived as married for at least one year
- •must be committed to the relationship
- •have a telephone.
Exclusion Criteria
- •known deployment of spouse in the next six months
- •auditory impairment that would make telephone use difficult.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Spouse Self-report of Resilience
Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months
Resilience as measured on the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, measured from 0-100; higher scores show greater resilience
Spouse Self-report of Anxiety
Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months
Anxiety symptoms from the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale, measured from 0-21, higher scores indicate greater anxiety
Spouse Self-report of Depression
Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months
Depression symptoms as measured on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), measured from 0-27, with higher numbers indicating more depression