"Safety in Dementia": An Online Caregiver Intervention
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Caregivers
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
- Enrollment
- 500
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Preparation for Decision Making
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
In an online randomized trial of Safety in Dementia with national recruitment and longitudinal follow-up, we will recruit informal caregivers of community-dwelling adults with dementia who have firearm access.
Detailed Description
Aim 1: To test the efficacy of Safety in Dementia (SiD) on firearm safety decision quality and behaviors, among a national sample of informal caregivers of community-dwelling people with dementia and firearm access (n=500). Aim 2: To compare varied methods in reaching informal caregivers. Aim 3: To explore stakeholder longitudinal experiences with SiD and firearm-related decisions.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Live in United States
- •Speak English or Spanish
- •Informal caregiver for community swelling person with dementia and firearm access
- •Access to the internet
Exclusion Criteria
- •In legal custody or institutionalized
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Preparation for Decision Making
Time Frame: During baseline assessment (specifically, after receiving randomization allocation), 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months
The Preparation for Decision Making Scale assesses perception of how useful a decision aid is in preparing for subsequent decision-making. Scores range from 1-5, calculated from the average of 9 constructs (each ranging from 1, strongly disagree to 5, strongly agree). The scale has high test reliability (0.944) and discriminates significantly between different decision support interventions. In our pilot RCT, participants had a mean score of 3.9 (SD 0.7) after viewing the SiD firearm section.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in Decision Self-Efficacy(baseline/pre-intervention, 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months)
- Firearm injury(baseline/pre-intervention, 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months)
- Change in Firearm access(baseline/pre-intervention, 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months)
- Action to reduce firearm access(2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months)
- Caregiver burden(2 weeks)
- Positive Aspects of Caregiving(2 weeks)
- Website analytics(6 months)