Evaluation of Demenz anders sehen (Demas), an Internet-based video conferencing support group for family caregivers of persons with dementia
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Family caregivers of persons with dementiaMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN09041430
- Lead Sponsor
- The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband) (Germany)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 136
Inclusion Criteria
1. According to the family caregiver, the care recipient has been diagnosed with dementia.
2. The family caregiver provides care for at least 90 minutes per day.
3. There are no plans to admit the care recipient to a nursing home in the next six months.
4. The family caregiver himself / herself does not suffer from psychiatric disorders such as alcohol use disorder, schizophrenia, dissociative disorder, bipolar disorder, dementia.
5. The family caregiver has basic computer skills and has a computer with broadband internet connection.
6. The family caregiver ( male and female caregivers) is at least 18 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Subjective burden of caregiving according to the Berliner Inventar zur Angehörigenbelastung ? Demenz (BIZA-D, Zank, Schacke & Leipold, 2006; [Berlin Inventory of Caregiver burden - Dementia])<br> 2. Satisfaction with one's own performance as a caregiver according to The Sense of Competence Questionnaire (SCQ German version, Pfeiffer et al, in preperation)<br><br> The outcomes are measured at baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months after randomization.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Depression according to PHQ-9 (German version; Löwe, Spitzer, Zipfel, & Herzog, 2002)<br> 2. General Self Efficacy according to Allgemeine Selbstwirksamkeit Kurzskala (Beierlein et al., 2012)<br><br> The outcomes are measured at baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months after randomization.<br>