Mental Stress Symptoms in Family Caregivers of Palliative Patients

Medical University of Graz1 site in 1 country100 target enrollmentMay 1, 2021

ConditionsFamily Caregivers Palliative Patients

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Family Caregivers
Sponsor: Medical University of Graz
Enrollment: 100
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: burn-out syndrome, Outcome is the difference between measurement 1 (Baseline) and measurement 2 (Follow-up)
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: 3 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Receiving a life-limiting diagnosis is often a shock for those affected as well as for their relatives, which changes the entire life situation of the family. New perspectives often arise, as well as feelings of worry, sadness and powerlessness. Caregiving is often an extreme physical challenge, but above all a psychological one.

Aims of the study

To investigate whether family caregivers of palliative patients with severe trait anxiety in the care situation also suffer from severe state anxiety.
To investigate whether family caregivers of palliative patients with increased stress levels and burnout-promoting work-related behaviour suffer more from burnout symptoms, health-related anxiety and psychosomatic complaints.
To investigate the impact of nursing support by a mobile palliative team on family caregivers of palliative patients.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 1, 2021

End Date

January 1, 2024

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Medical University of Graz

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

burn-out syndrome, Outcome is the difference between measurement 1 (Baseline) and measurement 2 (Follow-up)

Time Frame: 2 months

Maslach Burn-out Inventory (MBI), The MBI does not provide a single score but a profile.

Secondary Outcomes

health-related anxiety, Outcome is the difference between measurement 1 (Baseline) and measurement 2 (Follow-up)(2 months)
State/Trait anxiety, Outcome is the difference between measurement 1 (Baseline) and measurement 2 (Follow-up)(2 months)
Work-related behaviour and experience pattern, Outcome is the difference between measurement 1 (Baseline) and measurement 2.(2 months)