SOSteniamoci: An Internet-based Intervention to Support Informal Caregivers.
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden
- Sponsor
- Bar-Ilan University, Israel
- Enrollment
- 105
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Cargiver Burden Inventory (CBI)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy of internet intervention for informal caregivers in Italy in reducing their care-giving burden.
Detailed Description
This intervention is going to take a form of an Internet-based Intervention (IBI) consisting of eight therapeutic modules. These are the themes, as listed chronologically: Introduction, Thoughts and Acceptance, Problem Solving, Stress and relaxation, Communication, Behavioural Activation, Worry and Anxiety, 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 Italian.
Investigators
Noa Vilchinsky
Principal Investigator
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •18 years old or over and both gender;
- •spent at least the last couple of months providing care;
- •must have internet access and the ability to use a computer or any other compatible device;
- •must be able to complete a phone interview -
Exclusion Criteria
- •having severe physical or mental impairments, psychiatric conditions or neurological disorders; 2) the person in need of care has a life expectancy below or approximately around 6 months; 3) not able to use a computer or an electronic device; 4) not able to complete a phone interview;
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Cargiver Burden Inventory (CBI)
Time Frame: Pre-treatment; Week 8; 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 Outcomes
- Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)(Pre-treatment; Week 8; 12 months post-treatment)
- The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)(Pre-treatment; Week 8; 12 months post-treatment)
- World Health Organization (WHO-5)(Pre-treatment; Week 8; 12 months post-treatment)
- Couple Satisfaction Inventory (CSI-4)(Pre-treatment; Week 8; 12 months post-treatment)
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)(Pre-treatment; Week 8; 12 months post-treatment)
- The Inclusion of Illness in the Self Scale (IIS) - Caregiver version(Pre-treatment; Week 8; 12 months post-treatment)