Assessing support needs of carers in palliative care

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: mental health; public health; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000918729
• Lead Sponsor: Curtin University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-08-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 440

Inclusion Criteria

Resident carer (co-habiting); patients and carers are adults; carer reads and writes English; carer has no cognitive impairment; patient with cancer and non-cancer diagnoses.

Exclusion Criteria

Carer cannot read or write English, Carer has cognitive impairment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
quality of life as measured by SF12[baseline, at 4 weeks during caring journey and then at 3 months post bereavement.];caregiver strain and distress as measured by FACQ-PC[baseline, 4 weeks from baseline ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
grief as measured by TRIG[3 months post bereavement]