Internet-based Treatment for Informal Caregivers in Lithuania LINGI: a Randomized Control Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 63
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change on Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI)
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy of internet intervention for informal caregivers in Lithuania in reducing their care-giving burden.
详细描述
Intervention is going to take a form of an Internet based Cognitive Behavioural Treatment program (ICBT) consisting of eight modules. These are the themes, as listed chronologically: Introduction, Thoughts, Stress and relaxation, Problem Solving, Communication, Anxiety, Behavioural Activation, Maintenance. These themes were chosen after considering topics which might be the most useful for someone in a role of an informal caregiver, considering the trans-diagnostic nature of the intervention.
Effect of the intervention will be compared against a wait-list control group. Intervention is in Lithuanian.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •must be 18 years old or over
- •fluent in comprehending, writing and reading Lithuanian language
- •score 24 or more points on the Caregiver Burden Inventory
- •spent at least last couple of months for providing care
- •must have internet access and ability to use computer or any other compatible device
排除标准
- •adverse life experiences as identified by LEC
- •alcohol addiction
- •having severe physical or mental impairments
- •suicide risk
- •severe interpersonal violence
- •the person in need of care has life expectancy below or approximately around 6 months
结局指标
主要结局
Change on Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI)
时间窗: Pre-treatment, week 4, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment
This measure is used to evaluate caregiver burden. CBI contains 24 questions that are distributed within 5 facets - Time Dependency, Emotional Health, Development, Physical Health and Social Relationships. Answer options are presented on a 5-item Likert scale and ranges from from 0 ('Never') to 4 ('Nearly Always'). Total score on CBI is summed up and ranges from 0 to 96, higher score indicating higher levels of burden experienced.
次要结局
- Change on Perceived stress scale (PSS-14)(Pre-treatment, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment)
- Change on The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)(Pre-treatment, week 4, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment)
- Change on Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7)(Pre-treatment, week 4, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment)
- Change on World Health Organisation (WHO-5)(Pre-treatment, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment)
- Change on The Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale (BBQ)(Pre-treatment, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment)
研究者
Gerhard Andersson
Principal Investigator
Linkoeping University