Evaluation of the Stroke Caregiver Education and Support Program

NCT01355029 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: OSN1101-00011910-668
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 43
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study will be evaluating to a 4 week education and support program for stroke caregivers. The 4 week program will provide education, information, and strategies for dealing with areas that caregivers may find challenging in their caregiving role. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of the program to decrease the caregiver's stress, strain and burden, increase the caregiver's knowledge of strategies and community services and increase their role satisfaction as a stroke caregiver and quality of life two weeks after the program and 6 months after the program.

Conditions

Stroke

Keywords

Stroke caregivers; Family Caregivers; Stroke

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Baseline Bakas Caregiving Outcome Scale at 2 Weeks and 6 Months post Intervention

  12 item self report instrument using a 7 point Likert scale 4 designed to measure changes in post stroke caregiver family life changes in the areas of social functioning, subjective well being and physical health,financial well-being, physical functioning, general health, roles in life and level of energy. The revised scale has demonstrated internal consistency reliability of 0.90 and construct validity of 0.66 5. The scale measures both the positive and negative aspects of caregiving with an emphasis on social consequences.

  Baseline, 2 weeks and 6 months Post Intervention

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change in Baseline Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale at 2 Weeks and 6 Months Post Intervention

  Baseline, 2 weeks and 6 months post intervention

• Open Ended Focus Group Interview to assess impact of program weeks and 6 months post intervention

  2 weeks and 6 months post Intervention

• Caregiver Baseline/Stroke Survivor Baseline Questionnaire

  Baseline

Interventions

Stroke Caregiver Education and Support Program BEHAVIORAL

4 week program offered weekly over a 4 week period. Each session is a 2 hour small group guided discussion on the topic area facilitated by 2 trained facilitators. The topics are: Program Introduction, sharing Caregiving Stories and an introduction to Self Management; Community Connections; Session 3 and 4 are chosen by the participants during session 1 from 6 possible options: Communication in your relationship; Cognition, Memory and Personhood; Dealing with your Emotions; Managing your Stress; Changing roles in your relationships and How to be Caregiver Smart?

Also known as: FICSS Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Informal unpaid family stroke caregivers
• years of age or older;
• Have provided care to stroke survivor within the home for at least 2 months;
• Have the ability to communicate in English;
• Live within Central South Ontario Stroke Region or the West GTA Stroke Region.

You may not qualify if:

• Caregivers who:
• Paid to provide care;
• Are friends who provide care to stroke survivor;
• Are providing palliative care to stroke survivor within the home.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• March of Dimes, Canada: lead
• Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Hamilton Health Sciences

Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 2X2, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Gail Mores, B.Sc. Rec.

  March of Dimes, Canada

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director, National and Provincial Programs

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 13, 2011
• First Posted: May 17, 2011
• Study Start: February 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2012
• Study Completion: December 1, 2012
• Last Updated: March 16, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-03

Locations

CA (1)