The evaluation of the Chinese iSupport for dementia program for caregivers in Australia and Greater China

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia; Neurological - Dementias

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000276853
• Lead Sponsor: ational Foundation for Australia-China Relations

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-03-12
• Study Completion: 2023-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 204

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be recruited from six sites as listed following: Adelaide, Beijing, Xi'an, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Macau.

Inclusion criteria for caregivers: (1) primary family carers aged 18 years or over who live in the same house with a person with dementia and provide care on a daily basis; (2) the person with dementia whom they care for has mild to moderate dementia consistent with a score between 10 and 23 using the Mini-Mental State Examination, and (3) the carers are internet users.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) carers have severe mental health conditions or terminal illness, (2) carers involved in other studies, and (3) carers who cannot read Chinese without assistance.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregivers‘ quality of life will be assessed as our primary outcome. The 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) will be used to measure QoL in two domains: mental health-related Quality of Life (QoL) and physical health-related QoL. [ The questionnaire will be completed at baseline, 6 months and 9 months post-initiation of the intervention. ]