Internet-based Treatment for Informal Caregivers in Lithuania LINGI
- Conditions
- Caregiver Distress
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Intervention group LINGI
- Registration Number
- NCT04052724
- Lead Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy of internet intervention for informal caregivers in Lithuania in reducing their care-giving burden.
- Detailed Description
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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 63
- 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
- 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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention group LINGI Intervention group LINGI Trans-diagnostic, 8 module, 8 week long internet intervention for reducing informal caregiver burden
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change on Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) 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.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change on Perceived stress scale (PSS-14) Pre-treatment, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment Measure will be used to evaluate levels of experienced stress. It contains 14 questions on a Likert scale ranging from 0 ('Never') to 4 ('Very Often'). Higher score indicates more severe symptoms.
Change on The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Pre-treatment, week 4, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment Measure will be used to evaluate depressive symptoms. It contains 9 questions that must be responded to by choosing an answer from 4-item Likert scale, where number 0 indicates 'Not at all' and 3 - 'Nearly every day'. Higher score indicates more severe symptoms.
Change on Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7) Pre-treatment, week 4, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment Measure will be used to evaluate caregiver anxiety. GAD-7 contains 7 questions that must be responded to by choosing an answer from 4-item Likert scale, where number 0 indicates 'Not at all' and 3 - 'Nearly every day'. Higher score indicates more severe symptoms.
Change on World Health Organisation (WHO-5) Pre-treatment, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment This questionnaire contains 5 statements regarding individual's well-being. Each of the statements must be evaluated using 6-item Likert scale with a score of 0 indicating 'At no time' while a score of 5 - 'All the time'. Higher score indicates higher well-being.
Change on The Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale (BBQ) Pre-treatment, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment BBQ will be used for evaluating overall quality of life. It contains 12 statements ranging on a Likert scale from 0 - 'Strongly Disagree to 4 - 'Strongly Agree'. Higher score indicates higher quality of life.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University
🇸🇪Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden