A Tailored Technology Intervention for Diverse Caregivers of AD Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 244
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Caregiver's Self Report of Self-care
研究概览
简要总结
The prevalence of family caregivers is projected to increase in concert with the projected increase in number of AD patients. The focus of the study is to gather systematic data on the acceptability and efficacy of a unique technology-based, culturally- tailored psycho-social intervention program that targets ethnically/culturally diverse family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's Disease. The overall goal of the project is to improve the lives of family caregivers as well as their ability to provide care to their loved one and to reduce disparities in access to needed services and support among caregiver populations.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
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
- •Speak and understand English or Spanish
- •Provide care to a loved one with memory decline
- •Not having terminal illness/condition
- •18+ yrs old
排除标准
- •Not providing care to a loved one with Alzheimer disease or dementia
- •Not speak English or Spanish
- •Have cognitive deficit
- •Have terminal illness
- •Plan to place their loved one in a facility
- •Plan to move away in the next 12 months
研究组 & 干预措施
Caregiving Condition
Participants will receive a computer tablet and have access to web-based skill building sessions, videos from experts, annotated resources and information and tips on caregiving-related topics
干预措施: Caregiving condition (Behavioral)
Nutrition Condition
Participants will receive a computer tablet and have access to web-based training sessions on different topics related to nutrition.
干预措施: Nutrition condition (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Caregiver's Self Report of Self-care
时间窗: Baseline, 6-mth follow-up and 12-mth follow-up
A 13 Item self care questionnaire is used to measure caregivers self care. Each item can be scored as 0,1,negative 3 or negative 4. The total score ranging from negative 52 to 13. Higher score means better in keeping medical obligations to him/herself.
Caregiver's Self-efficacy
时间窗: Baseline, 6-mth follow-up and 12-mth follow-up
A 15 item Caregiver's self efficacy questionnaire will be used to assess caregiver's self-efficacy. The questionnaire score ranges from 0-1500 percent with a lower percentage score indicating less efficacy.
Caregiver's Self-report of Physical Health
时间窗: Baseline, 6-mth follow-up and 12-mth follow-up
SF 12 Health Survey was used to measure physical health of the caregiver. Scores ranges from 0 to 35 with lower score means less limitation to physical health.
Depression as Measured by Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
时间窗: Baseline, 6-mth follow-up and 12-mth follow-up
CES-D Scale ranges from 0 to 30 with higher scores indicating greater frequency of depressive symptoms.
Caregiving Burden as Measured by Burden Inventory
时间窗: Baseline, 6-mth follow-up and 12-mth follow-up
Higher score means greater level of caregiver burden. Range (0-44)
Positive Aspects of Caregiving
时间窗: Baseline, 6-mth follow-up and 12-mth follow-up
An 11 item positive aspects of caregiving questionnaire was used to measure positive aspects of caregiving. Each item can be scored 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, negative 3 or negative 4. The total score ranging from negative 44 to 44. Higher score means more positive feelings towards caregiving.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
David Loewenstein
Professor
University of Miami