WECARE: A mHealth Intervention to Enhance Caregiving Mastery Among Chinese American Dementia Caregivers
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 48
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Efficacy of Behavioral Intervention in Change From Baseline in Depressive Symptoms
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to pilot test a culturally tailored behavioral intervention called "WECARE" to enhance caregiving mastery and improve psychosocial wellbeing of Chinese American family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementia.
详细描述
The investigators propose to test a culturally tailored mHealth behavioral intervention to enhance caregiving mastery and improve psychosocial wellbeing among Chinese American family caregivers of persons living with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementia. This intervention, Wellness Enhancement for Caregivers (WECARE), will be delivered via WeChat, a social media app highly popular among Chinese Americans. About 45 participants will be recruited for the pilot test. Participants will complete a baseline survey, receive 7-week WECARE program on their WeChat accounts, complete a follow-up survey 12 weeks after the baseline, and then a qualitative interview on Zoom.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 21 Years 至 90 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •21 years or older,
- •self-identified as Chinese or Chinese American,
- •speak and read Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese),
- •own a smartphone and use WeChat,
- •living in Washington DC metropolitan, and
- •currently care for a family member with ADRD and provide care for at least 10 hours a week.
排除标准
- •do not read or speak Chinese,
- •care-recipient is in hospice care or have a life expectancy less than 6 months,
- •signs of severe intellectual deficits or psychotic disorders, or
- •unable to provide informed consent.
研究组 & 干预措施
WECARE
Participants will first complete a baseline survey online, then subscribe to the WECARE official account on their own WeChat accounts and begin receiving the 7-week interactive and personalized program. The program content includes short video clips, pictorial messages, and audio recordings. Each week, the WECARE program is focused on a theme aimed to increase participants' caregiving mastery, enhance self-care, and improve psychosocial wellbeing. Four weeks after the intervention or 11 weeks after the baseline, participants will complete a follow-up survey online.
干预措施: Wellness Enhancement for Caregivers (WECARE) (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Efficacy of Behavioral Intervention in Change From Baseline in Depressive Symptoms
时间窗: Baseline, and Follow-Up at Weeks 11-12 (4 to 5 weeks after completion of the intervention)
The baseline and follow-up differences in depressive symptoms will be assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The CES-D is a 20-item survey instrument designed to measure the frequency and severity of depressive symptoms. The total score is calculated by summing the responses to all 20 items. The total scale ranges from 0 to 60, with higher scores indicating more severe depressive symptoms (a worse outcome). The primary analysis will calculate the difference in this total score between baseline and follow-up. adults and dementia caregivers.
次要结局
- Efficacy of Behavioral Intervention in Change From Baseline in Caregiving Burden(Baseline, and Follow-Up at Weeks 11-12 (4 to 5 weeks after completion of the intervention))
- Efficacy of Behavioral Intervention in Change From Baseline in Life Satisfaction(Baseline, and Follow-Up at Weeks 11-12 (4 to 5 weeks after completion of the intervention))
研究者
Y. Alicia Hong
Professor
George Mason University