Intervention in Groups of Family Caregivers in Primary Health Care
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VALIDATION OF AN INTERVENTION EFFECTIVE IN GROUPS OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF DEPENDENT PATIENTS FOR THEIR APPLICATION IN CENTRES OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.
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Brief Summary
Although Primary Health Care (PHC) Teams are used to deal with prevention and treatment of sanitary problems in adults with chronic diseases, they usually have a lack of experience in development of psychotherapeutic interventions. However, these interventions are the ones that achieve better results to reduce symptomatology and improve emotional state of caregivers. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention of psychotherapy in improving the mental health and quality of life of caregivers. This intervention is based on theoretical approaches to care adjusted to cognitive theory, in order to be applied in primary health care centres. To assess a cognitive-behavioural intervention to modify dysfunctional thoughts to properly face the care.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Sep 2008
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 30, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 9, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2010
CompletedAugust 9, 2010
August 1, 2010
9 months
July 30, 2010
August 5, 2010
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in caregivers will be the principal measure:
family function (Family APGAR Questionnaire), burden short questionnaire (Short Zarit Burden Interview), quality of life (Ruiz \& Baca: 1993 Questionnaire), the Duke-UNK Functional Social Support Questionnaire, the General Health Questionnaire-12, and changes in Dysfunctional Thoughts about caring.
Initial and 6 months later
Study Arms (2)
psychotherapy
EXPERIMENTALThe study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention of psychotherapy in improving the mental health of caregivers. This intervention is based on theoretical approaches to care adjusted to cognitive theory, in order to be applied in primary health care centres.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
A psychotherapeutic intervention will be 8 sessions of 90 minutes in a pilot study groups. This intervention has been initially developed for family caregivers of patients with dementia.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Caregivers: They provide mostly all the assistance to care-dependent familiars receiving attention in PHC Centers
You may not qualify if:
- Those persons who did not share their place of residence with the relative, or who were impossible to locate either due to a change of address or being admitted to hospital or a nursing home, or on account of the patient's death were excluded
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Primary care Research unit. La Alamedilla health centre
Salamanca, Salamanca., 37003, Spain
Related Publications (1)
Rodriguez-Sanchez E, Mora-Simon S, Porras-Santos N, Patino-Alonso MC, Recio-Rodriguez JI, Becerro-Munoz C, Perez-Arechaederra D, Gomez-Marcos MA, Garcia-Ortiz L. Effectiveness of an intervention in groups of family caregivers of dependent patients for their application in primary health centers. Study protocol. BMC Public Health. 2010 Sep 17;10:559. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-559.
PMID: 20849630DERIVED
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Conditions
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Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Rodriguez-Sanchez Emiliano, MD
La Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla-León Health Service - SACYL, Salamanca, Spain.
- STUDY CHAIR
Mora-Simón Sara
La Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla-León Health Service - SACYL, Salamanca, Spain.
- STUDY CHAIR
Porras-Santos Nieves
La Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla y León Health Service - SACYL, Salamanca, Spain.
- STUDY CHAIR
Patino-Alonso M. Carmen, MD
Departamento de Estadística. Universidad de Salamanca. Salamanca. Spain.
- STUDY CHAIR
Recio-Rodríguez José-Ignacio
La Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla-León Health Service - SACYL, Salamanca, Spain
- STUDY CHAIR
Becerro-Muñoz Concepción, MD
La Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla-León Health Service - SACYL, Salamanca, Spain
- STUDY CHAIR
Pérez-Arachaederra Diana
La Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla-León Health Service - SACYL, Salamanca, Spain
- STUDY CHAIR
Gómez-Marcos Manuel-Ángel, md
La Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla-León Health Service - SACYL, Salamanca, Spain
- STUDY DIRECTOR
García Ortiz Luís, MD
La Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla-León Health Service - SACYL, Salamanca, Spain
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 30, 2010
First Posted
August 9, 2010
Study Start
September 1, 2008
Primary Completion
June 1, 2009
Study Completion
September 1, 2010
Last Updated
August 9, 2010
Record last verified: 2010-08