Investigating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Impact of an Online UK Dementia Awareness Course for Informal Caregivers: A Mixed Methods Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University College, London
- Enrollment
- 51
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Percentage of target sample recruited within 6 months.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an online Dementia Awareness Course is feasible for delivery and acceptable to informal caregivers of people living with dementia in the UK. It will also explore the impact of the course on different caregiver outcomes.
Detailed Description
All participants were given information on the study before providing informed consent. The participants were screened against eligibility criteria before being randomly allocated to either the treatment condition of attending the course, or the control condition of treatment as usual. Participants completed 5 outcome measures and a demographics questionnaire at baseline. The treatment group then attended a one-off half-day Dementia Awareness Course online, delivered by one trainee clinical psychologist. A month later, all participants completed the same 5 outcome measures and those who attended the course also attended a one-to-one half an hour online semi-structured interview.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Self-identified informal caregiver of a person living with dementia in the community.
- •Residing in the U.K.
- •Ability to engage in a course delivered in English
- •Have access to an internet-connected device capable of videoconferencing (camera and microphone functioning)
- •Available to attend pre-specified dates for DAC-UK delivery.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Person living with dementia residing in residential care
- •Professional caregiver of people living with dementia.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Percentage of target sample recruited within 6 months.
Time Frame: 6 months
Feasibility of recruitment, considered feasible if full sample successfully recruited within 6 month time frame
Percentage of participants retained at follow-up to measure feasibility of the study design.
Time Frame: 1 month
75% considered indicative of a feasible study design
Percentage of completion of outcome measures to measure feasibility and acceptability.
Time Frame: Baseline and 1 month
75% considered indicative of feasible and acceptable outcome measures
Retention and attendance percentages to measure feasibility and acceptability of the intervention.
Time Frame: 1 month
60% considered indicative of feasible and acceptable intervention
Qualitative acceptability of the intervention, as measured by qualitative thematic analysis of participant interviews to capture themes regarding participant experience of the course.
Time Frame: 1 month
Exploratory thematic analysis
Secondary Outcomes
- Change from baseline in the mean GAIN measure scores at one-month follow up(Baseline and 1 month)
- Change from baseline in the mean approaches to dementia (ADQ-19) scores at one-month follow up(Baseline and 1 month)
- Change from baseline in the mean Zarit burden inventory scores at one-month follow up(Baseline and 1 month)
- Change from baseline in the mean Quality caregiver-patient relationship (QCPR) scores at one-month follow up(Baseline and 1 month)
- Change from baseline in the mean short sense of competence (SSCQ) scores at one-month follow up(Baseline and 1 month)