Producing a Fully Asynchronous Online Savvy Program
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Zarit Burden Interview Score
研究概览
简要总结
This is a pilot/feasibility study to develop and test a fully online, self-administered psychoeducation program to enhance the caregiving mastery of family and friends who provide unpaid care for persons living with Alzheimer's and similar dementia disorders (PLWD).
详细描述
This study seeks to develop and test a fully online, self-administered psychoeducation program to enhance the caregiving mastery of family and friends who provide unpaid care for persons living with Alzheimer's and similar dementia disorders (PLWD). As the number of PLWD rises in the United States from the perhaps 7 million today to possibly 15 million in 2050, the healthcare system will rely on those caregivers even more. It is well established that family caregiving is taxing and stressful and that managing the day-to-day life of PLWD and handling the behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) that they may exhibit are the main sources of stress. Group-based psychoeducational programs such as the Savvy Caregiver program (SCP) have demonstrated that the acquisition of skills, knowledge, and caregiving mastery can ameliorate caregiving stress - and enhance PLWD quality of life. Many factors, however, preclude caregivers' attendance in group-based programs and limit programs' scalability. To address the issue of access, the researchers have developed the Tele-Savvy program, an online version of SCP that brings groups of caregivers together in facilitator-led synchronous groups and provides substantive educational augmentation through asynchronous e-mail-delivered video lessons.
The first aim of this study is to develop a fully asynchronous online Savvy program that incorporates learning activities that promote both knowledge and skill acquisition and develop and enhance caregivers' felt-sense of caregiving mastery. Developing this education program will utilize input from clinicians, educators, Tele-Savvy facilitators, and caregiver advisors. The second study aim is to determine the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of the created online program. This study will recruit 60 family caregivers to take part in a no-control trial of the program. Data will be gathered at baseline, immediately upon course completion and at 3 months post-baseline to assess caregiver distress measures (depression, strain, burden, anxiety), caregiver competence/ mastery, and care recipient quality of life.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 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
- •primary unpaid caregiver for a community-dwelling PLWD
- •provide at least 10 hours of direct care per week
- •able to read and understand English
- •be able to access the course online
- •naïve to Savvy or Tele-Savvy
排除标准
- •cannot provide consent
- •prisoners
- •cognitively impaired adult
- •not able to clearly understand English
结局指标
主要结局
Zarit Burden Interview Score
时间窗: Baseline, Month 2, Month 3
The Zarit Burden Interview is a 22-item scale of objective and subjective caregiver burden. Responses are given on a 5-point scale where 0 = never and 4 = nearly always. Total scores range from 0 to 88 where higher scores indicate greater feelings of being burdened with providing care.
Caregiver Mastery Scale - Caregiving Competence Score
时间窗: Baseline, Month 2, Month 3
The Caregiving Mastery instrument assesses caregiver mastery of 3 different realms of caregiving situations: Relational Deprivation, Caregiving Competence, and Management of Situation. The Caregiving Competence subscale asks caregivers about their thoughts about the caregiving they provide with 4 items where responses are given on a 4-point scale where "not at all" = 1 and "completely" or "very" = 4. Total scores range from 4 to 16 where higher scores indicate greater feelings of competence with caregiving.
Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (RMBPC) Frequency Score
时间窗: Baseline, Month 2, Month 3
The RMBPC is a 24-item scale reporting on frequency of disturbing care recipient behaviors and severity or caregiver reactions to these behaviors. Respondents indicate how frequently problems have occurred on a 5-point scale where 0 = never occurred and 4 = daily or more often. Total frequency scores range from 0 to 96 with higher scores indicating greater frequency of memory and behavior problems exhibited by the PLWD.
Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression (CES-D) Score
时间窗: Baseline, Month 2, Month 3
The CES-D is a 20-item self-report instrument asking respondents if they have experienced symptoms of depression during the past week. Responses are given on a scale of 0 to 3 where "rarely" = 0 and "most of the time" = 3. Total scores range from 0 to 60 and higher scores indicate greater symptoms of depression.
Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (RMBPC) Reaction Score
时间窗: Baseline, Month 2, Month 3
The RMBPC is a 24-item scale reporting on frequency of disturbing care recipient behaviors and severity or caregiver reactions to these behaviors. Respondents indicate the degree to which problems have bothered or upset them on a 5-point scale where 0 = not at all and 4 = extremely. Total reaction scores range from 0 to 96 with higher scores indicating more bothered or upset by memory and behavior problems exhibited by the PLWD.
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Score
时间窗: Baseline, Month 2, Month 3
The STAI is a 20-item self-report scale of positive and negative anxiety experiences. Responses are given on a 4-point scale where 1 = not at all and 4 = very much so. Total scores range from 20 to 80 and higher scores indicate greater anxiety.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Fayron Epps
Associate Professor
Emory University