A randomized controlled trial and feasibility study of the effects of an e-health intervention ‘iSupport’ for reducing distress of dementia carers

Bangor University0 个研究点目标入组 352 人开始时间: 2021年3月9日最近更新: 2024年3月18日

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2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36130751/ (added 22/09/2022)

•Dementia carers (age 18+ years):
•1. Self-identify as an unpaid carer (partners, children, friends, etc.) of a person with dementia who is not living in a full-time care facility, caring at least weekly for at least 6 months
•2. Self-identify as experiencing at least some stress, depression or anxiety
•3. The care recipient has to have a confirmed diagnosis of dementia (through self-report by the carer, to reflect the ‘real world’ application of iSupport)
•WS2 PROCESS EVALUATION will run alongside WS1 to undertake a mixed-methods exploration in line with Medical Research Council guidance. It will assess the implementation of iSupport, the participant’s perspectives of the intervention, including the barriers, facilitators and perceived benefits, and theorize mechanisms of change
•Young dementia carers (age 11-17 years):
•1. Young people between the age of 11-17 years (secondary school age) who self-identify as a carer of a person with dementia who is not living in a full-time care facility, caring at least weekly for at least 6 months
•2. The care recipient has to have a confirmed diagnosis of dementia (through self-report by the carer, to reflect the ‘real world’ application of iSupport)

•Trial exclusion criteria:
•1. Receiving psychological treatment from a mental health specialist at the time of recruitment
•2. Unable to comprehend written English
•3. No access to the internet
•4. Unable to give informed consent to the trial
•5. Have previously used iSupport materials (in the last 12 months)
•Feasibility study (WS4) exclusion criteria:
•1. Receiving treatment from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) at the time of recruitment
•2. Unable to comprehend written English
•3. No access to the internet
•4. Have previously used iSupport materials (in the last 12 months)

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