Understanding Needs

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Caregivers
• Interventions: Other: Understanding Needs Survey

• Registration Number: NCT03118609
• Lead Sponsor: Colorado State University

Brief Summary

The "Understanding Needs" Project is designed to gain an understanding of the needs of informal caregivers. Researchers have designed a survey to highlight activities of daily living involved in the caregiving role, pain related to caregiver, and potential services desired. The initial phase of the study will consist of a focus group of informal caregivers to discuss current needs. The survey will then be refined based on knowledge gained from the focus group, and feedback from expert researchers. The refined survey will then be disseminated to caregivers throughout the country.

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Detailed Description

The "Understanding Needs" Project highlights the needs of informal caregivers. An informal caregiver is defined as a person who regularly provides unpaid care to another adult. The survey will ask about pain intensity, pain interference, and relation of pain to the caregiving role. The survey will also address which activities the caregiver assists with, and activities now lacking since becoming a caregiver. One focus group will be completed to refine the contents of the survey prior to dissemination. The results will be analyzed by an occupational therapist, with a focus on how pain may connect to assistance with daily living activities provided to the care recipient. The needs of caregivers within the community will be compiled to inform future involvement in remediation of needs.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-03-20
• Study Start: 2017-04-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-04-12
• Study First Posted: 2017-04-18
• Primary Completion: 2019-01-16
• Study Completion: 2019-01-16
• Status Verified: 2019-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-07-22
• Last Update Posted: 2019-07-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 69

Inclusion Criteria

• At least 18 years old
• Informal caregivers (unpaid)
• have been a caregiver for > 6 months
• provide at least 8 hours of care/week
• able to read english

Exclusion Criteria

• Less than 18 years old
• paid caregivers
• not able to read english
• Caregiver or care recipient has a terminal diagnosis with a life expectancy of less than one year

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Caregivers for "Understanding Needs"	Understanding Needs Survey	5-8 informal caregiver participants in focus group will discuss current perceived needs. Up to 150 participants will complete the "Understanding Needs" survey

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PEG: Three Item Pain Measure	Self-report, up to one year for analyses when all surveys are returned	A self-rating of pain intensity, pain interference in enjoyment of life, and pain interference in general activity

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Colorado State University; 🇺🇸 Fort Collins, Colorado, United States