Web-based Support to Promote Preparedness for Caregiving Among Family Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Family
- Sponsor
- Ersta Sköndal University College
- Enrollment
- 204
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Preparedness for caregiving
- Status
- Active, Not Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 8 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
For family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer, preparedness for caregiving is crucial for maintaining health and quality of life both during care and after the death of the patient. This project contributes to earlier research funded by the Swedish Cancer Society, about an intervention that was delivered by a multi-professional team and proved to be successful in promoting preparedness. However, such interventions are often costly and logistically challenging. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic has further significantly raised the need for digital alternatives in healthcare. As a possible solution, an evidence-based intervention, narstaende.se, has been developed consisting of recorded videos of conversations between clinicians and family caregivers (actors), linked to informational texts and a moderated chat forum. The intervention was pilot tested during 2020 and 2021, exploring feasibility, content and family caregivers' experiences. As preliminary results are promising, the intervention is taken one step further and tested as a web-based intervention in a larger scale.
Investigators
Anette Alvariza
Professor
Ersta Sköndal University College
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Being a family caregiver, over 18 years of age, to a person with life-threatening illness cared for in specialized home care.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Not being able to communicate in Swedish
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Preparedness for caregiving
Time Frame: At baseline (before intervention), change from baseline after 4-6 weeks (follow-up 1) and after 8-10 weeks (follow-up 2)
Preparedness for caregiving scale (PCS)
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in post-loss grief(At baseline (before intervention), change from baseline after 4-6 weeks (follow-up 1) and after 8-10 weeks (follow-up 2))
- Change in Quality of Life(At baseline (before intervention), change from baseline after 4-6 weeks (follow-up 1) and after 8-10 weeks (follow-up 2))
- Change in Anxiety and Depression(At baseline (before intervention), change from baseline after 4-6 weeks (follow-up 1) and after 8-10 weeks (follow-up 2))
- Change in health(At baseline (before intervention), change from baseline after 4-6 weeks (follow-up 1) and after 8-10 weeks (follow-up 2))
- Change in pre-loss grief(At baseline (before intervention), change from baseline after 4-6 weeks (follow-up 1) and after 8-10 weeks (follow-up 2))