Learned Resourcefulness Intervention

NCT03717077 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 201801443B0C501
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 94
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to test the effects of a learned resourcefulness interveniton program on the learned resourcefulness, caregiver burden, quality of life for older family caregivers.

Conditions

Self-Control; Caregiver Burden; Quality of Life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Self-control as the learned resourcefulness measured by Rosenbaum's self control schedule

  which is a 36-item scale, is used to measure the cognitive and problem-solving skills, the higher the score, the better a self-control of a person

  9 weeks

• Caregiver burden measured by caregiver burden scale

  which is a 20-item scale by Lee and Wu, The total score ranges between 0 and 60, with a higher score representing a higher degree of burden.

  9 weeks

• Quality of life measured by EuroQol five dimension scale (ED-5Q)

  The EuroQol five dimension scale (ED-5Q) developed by the EuroQol Group, the higher the score, the better the state of health.

  9 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Learned resourcefulness intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The learned resourcefulness program includes: 1) Solving problem strategy, 2) Organizing daily actions, 3) Using self-regulation, 4) Reframing positive situations, 5) Changing negative self-thinking, 6) Exploring new thinking and skills. It is conducted one time per week.

Procedure: learned resourcefulness intervention

Usual home care service

NO INTERVENTION

The control group maintains home care service

Interventions

learned resourcefulness intervention PROCEDURE

The LR program includes: 1) Solving problem strategy, 2) Organizing daily actions, 3) Using self-regulation, 4) Reframing positive situations, 5) Changing negative self-thinking, 6) Exploring new thinking and skills. It is conducted one time per week.

Learned resourcefulness intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• aged 60 and above
• family caregivers of disabled adults who received home care service
• cognitively intact as assessed by SPMSQ score of 8 and above
• disabled adults will assessed by Barthel Index score of 60 and bellow
• able to answer questions

You may not qualify if:

• participants with severe mental disabilities

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Meng-Chun Chen (MCC)

Chiayi City, 61363, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Self-Control; Caregiver Burden

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior; Behavior; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 22, 2018
• First Posted: October 24, 2018
• Study Start: January 6, 2019
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2019
• Study Completion: April 12, 2019
• Last Updated: January 28, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

Locations

TW (1)