Effectiveness of web-based intervention for life change adaptation in family caregivers of community-dwelling individuals with acquired brain injury: a cluster randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- family caregivers of individuals with acquired brain injury
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000042463
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Medicine, Yokohama City University
- Brief Summary
Results indicated that the LCAS improved significantly in the intervention group in the whole study period(P<0.001). Especially, at each measurement time, the intervention group had better performances in the life change adaptation than control group.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 240
Not provided
The following exclusion criteria also had to be met for family associations: 1.A family association do not aim at supporting the families of individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) in the community, 2.The establishment of a family association is not open to the public, 3.More than 15 members. 4.Do not understanding the purpose of the research and voluntarily obtaining written consent to participate in the research. The following exclusion criteria also had to be met for family caregivers: 1.younger than 19 years, 2.Not having relatives of a family with an individual with ABI , 3.the individual with ABI have not be evaluated from a doctor, and 4.It is not judged by the family association manager that it is possible to participate in this study, 5.Do not understanding the purpose of the research and voluntarily obtaining written consent to participate in the research.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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