Development And validation of a Comprehensive Caregivers Guide for Older Adults with Psychosis (CCG-OAP)
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 8
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- By doing case study needs, challenges, issues of caregiver and older adults will be found out. By Analyzing the findings which caregivers guide will be developed and validate.
研究概览
简要总结
BACKGROUND:Caring for older adult with mental health issue is a significant challenge. They require specialized care and support to manage the symptom. Older adult with psychosis requires caregivers to provide physical, emotional and psychological support. Research evidence found that there is research gap in terms of CCG-OAP. So, researcher felt theneed of in-depth exploration of the cases and understand the real- life experiences, challenges and issues faced by caregivers. With the help of the findings researcher will develop a comprehensive caregiver’s guide tailored to the needs of older adults with psychosis. Research evidence suggested the need to develop a caregivers guide to help them improve their knowledge, caregiver’s skill, gain confident and prepare the caregivers to care for the older adult with psychosis. AIM OF THE STUDY: The aim of the study is to develop and validate a comprehensive caregivers guide for older adults with psychosis (CCG-OAP) attending geriatric mental health unit of tertiary mental health care institute of North East region of India. METHODOLOGY: Qualitative research approach and Case study research design in two phases will be adopted for the proposed study. In Phase I, Case study data collection and analysis will be done. Sample of the study will be older adults and the caregivers of older adult with psychosis who visited LGBRIMH, Tezpur fulfilling the sample selection criteria which will be selected by using purposive sampling technique. Data will be collected by interview, observationand documentation from patient’s file. Informed consent will be taken from the participants after proper explanation and assurance for confidentiality and anonymity of data. The collected data will be analysed by Braun and Clarke thematic analysis method. In Phase II, Development of caregiver’s guide will be done based on understanding the needs, themes identified, scoping review and Focus group discussion. Developed care giver’s guide will be validated by experts and stakeholders following which CCG-OAP will be formulated. The CCG-OAP will be further translated and validated into vernacular language by following the steps of WHO.
Key words- Caregiver, Caregiver’s guide, psychosis, older adult with psychosis.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 85.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •For older adults with psychosis
- •Older adults who are diagnosed with (F-20 to F39) which includes F20-29, F30.2, F31.2, F31.5, F32.3, F33.3 as per ICD 10 criteria.
- •For Caregiver
- •Caregivers of older adults who stay more than 1 year with the older adult admitted in LGBRIMH
- •Can speak and understand Assamese or English.
- •Caregivers who are willing to participant.
排除标准
- •For older adults with psychosis
- •Older adults who are diagnosed with dementia or other cognitive impairment.
- •For Caregivers
- •Paid caregiver
- •Caregiver with cognitive impairment
- •Caregiver currently receiving treatment for mental illness.
结局指标
主要结局
By doing case study needs, challenges, issues of caregiver and older adults will be found out. By Analyzing the findings which caregivers guide will be developed and validate.
时间窗: 36 weeks
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Kajusree Borah
LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur