'Connect for Caregivers' - Developing a Brief Intervention for Social Connectedness
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 5
- 试验地点
- 3
- 主要终点
- Perceived Autonomy
研究概览
简要总结
Connect for Caregivers is a intervention feasibility pilot study. The purpose of the study is to pilot test a newly developed single session behavioral intervention to help caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's Disease or related dementias gain understanding of the importance of increasing social connectedness, awareness of their personal barriers to connectedness, and knowledge of local resources for promoting connectedness.
详细描述
Connect for Caregivers is a intervention feasibility pilot study. We use a mixed methods approach to initiate the development and testing process for a single session behavioral intervention to help caregivers gain understanding of the importance of increasing connectedness, awareness of their personal barriers to connectedness, and knowledge of local resources for promoting connectedness. The intervention-"Connect 4 Caregivers"-has three components: 1) psychoeducational materials on the importance of connectedness for health and wellbeing; 2) a card sort-based 'discussion prioritization tool' that systematizes and routinizes the process of identifying and prioritizing barriers to connectedness; 3) personalized resources to address the identified barriers/targets.
Aim 1 is to investigate whether Connect for Caregivers is associated with a signal for efficacy for changing connectedness by having n=5 caregivers complete the single session intervention and provide quantitative and qualitative data on their experience with the intervention and motivation to work on increasing their social connectedness (a signal for potential efficacy).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 50 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Age ≥ 50 yrs;
- •English speaking;
- •Caregiver (age 50 or older) for a community-dwelling family member with ADRD, living with (or in close proximity to) family member with dementia;
- •Elevated caregiving distress: Above population mean (>11) on 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and/or at least moderate caregiver strain (score >= 5) on the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI).
- •Social connectedness: UCLA Loneliness Scale: Short Form score of >5.
排除标准
- •Primary language is not English;
- •Current problem drinking on the AUDIT-C (score of 5 or greater indicating exclusion);
- •Current non-alcohol psychoactive substance abuse (MINI Neuropsychiatric Interview), psychotic disorders (current and lifetime, MINI), bipolar disorder (MINI), and current mood disorder with psychotic features (MINI);
- •Significant cognitive impairment (MOCA <22); and
- •Hearing problems that preclude completion of the intervention.
结局指标
主要结局
Perceived Autonomy
时间窗: two weeks
This is a self-report measure that assesses a mechanism posited by Self-Determination Theory to increase motivation for healthy behaviors. It has 6 items, a range from 6-30, and higher scores indicate greater perceived autonomy.
Perceived Competence Scale
时间窗: two weeks
This is a self-report measure that assesses a mechanism posited by Self-Determination Theory to increase motivation for healthy behaviors. It has 7 items, a range from 7-35, and higher scores indicate greater perceived competence.
次要结局
- Loneliness(two weeks)
- Knowledge of Social Engagement(two weeks)
研究者
Sally Norton
Professor
University of Rochester