SoCal Savvy: Testing Savvy Caregiver in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample in Southern California
- Conditions
- Caregiver BurnoutPsychological Distress
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Group sessions over 6 weeksBehavioral: Group sessions over 3 weeks
- Registration Number
- NCT04421729
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Southern California
- Brief Summary
The investigators will conduct a hybrid efficacy-effectiveness trial intended to address these gaps by testing the efficacy-effectiveness of two multi-family group interventions, and on 250 English-speaking adults: Savvy Caregiver Express™ (3-session, newly piloted in Los Angeles County for feasibility) and Savvy Caregiver Program (original 6-session evidenced-based intervention), across post-intervention, 3- and 6-months.
- Detailed Description
A number of epidemiological studies, systematic reviews, and consensus reports highlight the importance of non-pharmacological, sociobehavioural interventions to address the health, psychological, and social effects of caregiving for persons living with dementia, and the need for tangible information and resources.
The investigators will conduct a hybrid efficacy-effectiveness trial intended to address these gaps by testing the efficacy-effectiveness of two multi-family group interventions, and on 250 English-speaking adults: Savvy Caregiver Express™ (3-session, newly piloted in Los Angeles County for feasibility) and Savvy Caregiver Program (original 6-session evidenced-based intervention), across post-intervention, 3- and 6-months. It is hypothesized that no differences (comparable effects) between the programs in their efficacy/effectiveness and moderating conditions.
Focus groups (\~25 participants) will be conducted to ascertain program acceptability and satisfaction.
The analyses will include a multiple linear mixed-effects modeling for our trial outcomes, and thematic analyses for our focus group interview data.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 121
- English- speaking women and men age 18 or older who care for or provide assistance to someone with dementia
- Caregivers who have sensory or physical conditions that interfere with participation in an on-site, group-administered activity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Savvy Caregiver Program Group sessions over 6 weeks Savvy Caregiver Program, 6 weekly sessions, group treatment, addressing educational, informational, and psychosocial issues and community resources. Savvy Express Group sessions over 3 weeks Savvy Express, 3 weekly sessions, group treatment, addressing educational, informational, and psychosocial issues and community resources.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist (RMBPC) up to 7 months caregiver reactivity to family member's memory/behavior problems
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) up to 7 months caregiver depressive symptoms
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) up to 7 months caregiver anxiety symptoms
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS) up to 7 months Measures caregiver social support using the MOS scale
Intent to Institutionalize up to 7 months TA one-item measure that assesses if the caregiver intends to institutionalize the family member in the next 6 months
Caregiver Competence Scales up to 7 months measures caregiver skills, mastery, competence, management of the situation based on the Caregiver Competence, Management and Meaning Scales
Family Members Activities of Daily Living (ADL) up to 7 months measures family member's activities of daily living using the Katz ADL scale
Family Members Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) up to 7 months measures family member's activities of daily living using the Lawton IDL scale
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Southern California
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States