Education Program for Family Caregivers

NCT00764647 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 06-02-1779
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 42
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this evaluation was to determine the effectiveness of an educational program designed to assist family caregivers to learn the knowledge and skills to take better care of their frail elder relatives and themselves.

Conditions

Stress

Keywords

family caregivers; caregiver education; caregiver burden; caregiver hardiness; caregiver depressive symptoms

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Hardiness (change over time)

  Hardiness was measured using the Psychological Hardiness Scale, a 40 item scale (Younkin \& Betz, 1996). Responses for each item were obtained on a 5-point Likert continuum from "Strongly Disagree" (1) to Strongly Agree (5).

  pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention, six-month post-intervention, and twelve-month post intervention

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Knowledge of Caregiving (change over time)

  pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention, six-month post-intervention, and twelve-month post intervention

• Quality of Life (change over time)

  pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention, six-month post-intervention, and twelve-month post intervention

• Physical and Mental Health (change over time)

  pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention, six-month post-intervention, and twelve-month post intervention

• Depressive Symptomatology (change over time)

  pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention, six-month post-intervention, and twelve-month post intervention

• Caregiver Burden (change over time)

  pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention, six-month post-intervention, and twelve-month post intervention

Study Arms (1)

Single arm

EXPERIMENTAL

Education program for family caregivers of frail elders.

Behavioral: Education program for family caregivers of frail elders

Interventions

Education program for family caregivers of frail elders BEHAVIORAL

Family caregiver participants in the educational program will receive an educational course presented by the investigator that focuses on the care of the frail elder and themselves. The course will involve four to five consecutive weekly sessions, each 2 1/2 to 3 hours long. The educational program will be offered biannually, spring and fall seasons.

Single arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years of age and older
• family member participating in care of a frail elder (60 years and older)

You may not qualify if:

• unable to speak or read English (materials are written in English)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• CAMC Health System: lead

Study Sites (1)

West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Charleston Division

Charleston, West Virginia, 25304, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Sorensen S, Pinquart M, Duberstein P. How effective are interventions with caregivers? An updated meta-analysis. Gerontologist. 2002 Jun;42(3):356-72. doi: 10.1093/geront/42.3.356.

  PMID: 12040138 BACKGROUND

• Burgio L, Lichstein KL, Nichols L, Czaja S, Gallagher-Thompson D, Bourgeois M, Stevens A, Ory M, Schulz R; REACH Investigators. Judging outcomes in psychosocial interventions for dementia caregivers: the problem of treatment implementation. Gerontologist. 2001 Aug;41(4):481-9. doi: 10.1093/geront/41.4.481.

  PMID: 11490046 BACKGROUND

• Acton GJ, Kang J. Interventions to reduce the burden of caregiving for an adult with dementia: a meta-analysis. Res Nurs Health. 2001 Oct;24(5):349-60. doi: 10.1002/nur.1036.

  PMID: 11746065 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Caregiver Burden

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Barbara L Nunley, PhD, RN

  West Virginia University School of Nursing

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor Faculty Emerita, West Virginia University School of Nursing.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 1, 2008
• First Posted: October 2, 2008
• Study Start: March 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2011
• Study Completion: January 1, 2017
• Last Updated: July 7, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)