Evaluating the Carter Institute Caregiver Education Program at the VA
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 254
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- To Evaluate User Satisfaction With and Perceived Utility of the "Caring for You, Caring for Me" Caregiver Educational Program Among Formal (VHA Staff) and Informal (Family) Caregivers Who Undergo the Program
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This project implemented and evaluated the Rosalyn Carter Institute's (RCI's) educational and support program for caregivers, "Caring for You, Caring for Me." Specifically, it examined effects of the program upon family caregivers to older adults in the Atlanta area and elderly Veterans receiving outpatient primary care at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).
Detailed Description
Primary objectives of the research were:
- to evaluate user satisfaction with and perceived utility of the "Caring for You, Caring for Me" caregiver educational program among formal (VHA staff) and informal (family) caregivers who undergo the program;
- to assess effects of the program upon psychosocial and physical well-being of informal caregivers over a 1-year period .
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Factorial
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- Single (Care Provider)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 55 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Family members of Veterans aged 65+ years and receiving care through the Atlanta VAMC's Clinic and Atlanta area.
- •Must be the primary caregiver to someone 55 and over.
- •Must have been assisting with at least one activity of daily living (ADL) for at least 6 months prior to beginning the intervention.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Caregivers are automatically excluded if veteran has a terminal illness with six months or less to live.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
To Evaluate User Satisfaction With and Perceived Utility of the "Caring for You, Caring for Me" Caregiver Educational Program Among Formal (VHA Staff) and Informal (Family) Caregivers Who Undergo the Program
Time Frame: 18 Months
This question addresses user satisfaction, in terms of caregiving perceived utility of the education program, as well as their actual use of knowledge and skills gained in their caregiving situation.
Secondary Outcomes
- Physical Role Function(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Physical Function(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Caregiver Satisfaction(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Subjective Health(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Depressive Symptoms(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Perceived Social Support(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Caregiver Burden(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Caregiver Mastery(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Caregiver Efficacy(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Personal Mastery(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)