Improving Care Through Improv: Promoting Mastery in the Moment
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Training program pilot
- Registration Number
- NCT05996718
- Lead Sponsor
- Georgia State University
- Brief Summary
The goals of this clinical trial are to: 1) refine the training program, "Improving Care though Improv;" and 2) test the program for its influence self-perceived caregiving mastery (i.e., how persons assess their ability to provide care) among informal caregivers of persons living with moderate dementia. Forty-three informal caregivers will be involved in testing the training program. These individuals will be assigned to groups of between 8 to12 caregivers and take part in weekly 2-hour sessions held over a 4-week period. These caregivers will be taught improvisational (improv) theater skills, which involves being in the moment, self-awareness, and responsiveness to others. This group also will be asked to answer surveys questions about themselves and the person receiving care at three timepoints and invited to provide feedback on their training experiences.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 43
- Actively engaged in the care of community-dwelling persons living with moderate dementia (4 or 5 on a 7-point dementia-staging scale) who is not likely to be institutionalized within the next 6 months
- Able to attend at least 3 of the 4 in-person sessions
- Ability to communicate in English
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Informal Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia Training program pilot Participants will receive the training program, "Improving Care through Improv." This involves four weekly 2-hour in-person training sessions.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pearlin Mastery, Loss, and Competence: Caregiver Competence Subscale at baseline, upon training completion (Week 4), and three months post baseline. 4-item Likert-type scale; scores range from 4 to 16 with higher scores indicating greater feelings of competence.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Perceived Stress Scale at baseline, upon training completion (Week 4), and three months post baseline. 14-item Likert-type scale. Scores range from 0 to 56 with higher scores indicating greater stress.
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory at baseline, upon training completion (Week 4), and three months post baseline. 20-item Likert-type scale. Scores range from 20 to 80 with higher scores indicating greater anxiety.
Zarit Burden Inventory at baseline, upon training completion (Week 4), and three months post baseline. 22-item scale with 4-point Likert scale responses. Scores range from 0 to 88 with higher scores indicating greater burden.
Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale at baseline, upon training completion (Week 4), and three months post baseline. 20-item Likert-type scale. Scores range from 0 to 60 with higher scores indicating greater depression.
Revised Memory and Behavioral Problems Checklist at baseline, upon training completion (Week 4), and three months post baseline. 24-item scale with 4-point Likert scale responses. Scores range from 0 to 96 with higher scores indicating greater behavioral expressions observed by caregivers among persons living with dementia.
Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease Scale at baseline, upon training completion (Week 4), and three months post baseline. 13 items with a 4-point Likert scale. Scores range from 13 to with 52 with higher scores indicating greater quality of life among persons living with dementia
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Georgia State University
🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States