Caring for Family Caregivers:a Research-action Study
Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Reduction and Perceived Wellbeing Improvement in Female Primary Caregivers of Chronically Ill Patients by the Application of Problem Solving Technique by Primary Health Care Nurses
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Problem Solving Technique (PST) in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression among primary caregivers of chronically ill patients. And also to describe and evaluate the process carried out by nurses when implementing the PST as a useful tool for care for family caregivers.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Sep 2007
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2007
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2009
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 7, 2013
CompletedFebruary 8, 2013
February 1, 2013
2 years
February 1, 2013
February 7, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Anxiety
Goldberg Scale
Two years
Depression
Goldberg scale
Two years
perceived wellbeing levels
Primary caregiver's Emotional health(NOC 2506)
two years
Study Arms (2)
Lifestyle counseling
EXPERIMENTALApplication of Problem Solving Technique
No counseling
NO INTERVENTIONUsual care by caregiver
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Caregivers of chronically ill patients included in the ATDOM programme, who at the time of the intervention had a positive score on the Goldberg scale for anxiety and/or depression.
You may not qualify if:
- Professional caregivers
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Primary Health Centers, Tarragona Province
Tarragona, Tarragona, 43000, Spain
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- CARE PROVIDER
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 1, 2013
First Posted
February 7, 2013
Study Start
September 1, 2007
Primary Completion
September 1, 2009
Study Completion
July 1, 2011
Last Updated
February 8, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-02