A program to promote positive mental health through the web and an app
- Conditions
- Mental health of caregiversMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN14818443
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitat Rovira i Vigili
- Brief Summary
2019 protocol in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31277623/ (added 09/12/2020) 2021 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33480852/ (added 25/01/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 113
1. Primary, secondary and formal non-professional family caregivers of people with chronic health problems with a minimum of 4 months of experience
2. Caregivers over 18 years of age
3. Caregivers using a mobile device and WhatsApp
4. Access to a mobile device with Android operating system
5. Consent to participate
6. Comprehension and reading of Spanish language
1. Caregivers with cognitive impairment
2. Caregivers who do not understand Spanish or do not have access to the Internet
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The effectiveness of the website and App CuidadorasCronicos in promoting positive mental health for non-professional caregivers of people with chronic health problems, measured using the scale of Positive Mental Health (Lluch, 2008) at the start of the study and at 1, 3, and 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the caregiver measured using an ad hoc questionnaire at the start of the study<br> 2. Caregiving burden measured using Zarit Burden Inventory at the start of the study and at 1, 3, and 6 months<br> 3. Satisfaction with the App measured using questionnaire (intervention group only) at the end of the App intervention<br>