Measuring the Effectiveness of Self-Care Sampler for Family Care Partners in Reducing Caregiver Stress
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 19
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Stress, as measured by Modified Caregiver Strain Index change
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •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.
排除标准
- •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
结局指标
主要结局
Stress, as measured by Modified Caregiver Strain Index change
时间窗: 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.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Ellen Flaherty
Vice President Geriatric Center of Excellence, Principal Investigator
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center