Measuring the Effectiveness of Self-Care Sampler for Family Care Partners in Reducing Caregiver Stress

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Caregiver Stress

• Registration Number: NCT05390333
• Lead Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Brief Summary

To determine the effectiveness of the Self-care Sampler for Family Care Partners program in reducing caregiver stress over the 6-week program period. Hypothesis: Participants who attend the 6 class sessions over 6 weeks of the program will have a lower score on the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI) when compared to baseline. This will indicate a decrease in overall stress.

Detailed Description

The 6-week Self-Care Sampler for Family Caregivers program was created to provide a variety of evidence-based self-care practices that improve the mental and physical health of caregivers by relieving stress and encouraging preventive health behaviors (Acton, 2002). To determine the effectiveness of the Self-care Sampler for Family Care Partners program in reducing caregiver stress over the 6-week program period. Hypothesis: Participants who attend the 6 class sessions over 6 weeks of the program will have a lower score on the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI) when compared to baseline. This will indicate a decrease in overall stress. For each 6-week program, sessions will take place once a week for 90 minutes, each starting with a centering exercise and focusing on a new form of self-care. The program gives caregivers a space to connect with others and form social bonds that could extend outside of our sessions. We will run the 6-week Self-Care Sampler for Family Caregivers program three times (three intervention periods) in 2022.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-04-11
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-20
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-25
• Primary Completion: 2022-10-27
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Study Completion: 2022-11-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-21
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

• Any relative, partner, friend or neighbor who has a significant personal relationship with, and provides a broad range of assistance for, an older person or an adult with a chronic or disabling condition.

Exclusion Criteria

• Those who cannot speak English which would prevent full participation
• Those with hearing, vision, or cognitive impairment that prevents participation over video
• Individuals who are not adults
• Prisoners

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress, as measured by Modified Caregiver Strain Index change	Baseline, week 1 change Post-Intervention, week 6	This index includes questions that measure the perception of persistent problems and feelings of decreased well-being that results from providing prolonged care. Respondents will provide one of the following responses to each of 13 questions: * Yes, on a regular basis (2 points); * Yes, sometimes (1 point); * No (0 points) These questions will be presented to the participants in a survey prior to the program and after the program. Scoring ranges from 26 to 0 with a higher score indicates a higher level of caregiver strain.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging; 🇺🇸 Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States