Evaluating the Carter Institute Caregiver Education Program at the VA
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 254
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- To Evaluate User Satisfaction With and Perceived Utility of the "Caring for You, Caring for Me" Caregiver Educational Program Among Formal (VHA Staff) and Informal (Family) Caregivers Who Undergo the Program
研究概览
简要总结
This project implemented and evaluated the Rosalyn Carter Institute's (RCI's) educational and support program for caregivers, "Caring for You, Caring for Me." Specifically, it examined effects of the program upon family caregivers to older adults in the Atlanta area and elderly Veterans receiving outpatient primary care at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).
详细描述
Primary objectives of the research were:
- to evaluate user satisfaction with and perceived utility of the "Caring for You, Caring for Me" caregiver educational program among formal (VHA staff) and informal (family) caregivers who undergo the program;
- to assess effects of the program upon psychosocial and physical well-being of informal caregivers over a 1-year period .
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Factorial
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- Single (Care Provider)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 55 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Family members of Veterans aged 65+ years and receiving care through the Atlanta VAMC's Clinic and Atlanta area.
- •Must be the primary caregiver to someone 55 and over.
- •Must have been assisting with at least one activity of daily living (ADL) for at least 6 months prior to beginning the intervention.
排除标准
- •Caregivers are automatically excluded if veteran has a terminal illness with six months or less to live.
结局指标
主要结局
To Evaluate User Satisfaction With and Perceived Utility of the "Caring for You, Caring for Me" Caregiver Educational Program Among Formal (VHA Staff) and Informal (Family) Caregivers Who Undergo the Program
时间窗: 18 Months
This question addresses user satisfaction, in terms of caregiving perceived utility of the education program, as well as their actual use of knowledge and skills gained in their caregiving situation.
次要结局
- Physical Role Function(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Physical Function(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Caregiver Satisfaction(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Subjective Health(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Depressive Symptoms(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Perceived Social Support(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Caregiver Burden(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Caregiver Mastery(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Caregiver Efficacy(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)
- Personal Mastery(Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up)