Measuring the Effectiveness of Self-Care Sampler for Family Care Partners in Reducing Caregiver Stress

NCT05390333 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY02001401
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 19
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To determine the effectiveness of the Self-care Sampler for Family Care Partners program in reducing caregiver stress over the 6-week program period. Hypothesis: Participants who attend the 6 class sessions over 6 weeks of the program will have a lower score on the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI) when compared to baseline. This will indicate a decrease in overall stress.

Conditions

Caregiver Stress

Keywords

Family Caregiver; Caregiver Stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Stress, as measured by Modified Caregiver Strain Index change

  This index includes questions that measure the perception of persistent problems and feelings of decreased well-being that results from providing prolonged care. Respondents will provide one of the following responses to each of 13 questions: * Yes, on a regular basis (2 points) * Yes, sometimes (1 point) * No (0 points) These questions will be presented to the participants in a survey prior to the program and after the program. Scoring ranges from 26 to 0 with a higher score indicates a higher level of caregiver strain.

  Baseline, week 1 change Post-Intervention, week 6

Study Arms (1)

Self-Care Sampler for Family Care Partners

OTHER

The 6-week Self-Care Sampler for Family Caregivers program was created to provide a variety of evidence-based self-care practices that improve the mental and physical health of caregivers by relieving stress. Sessions will take place once a week for 90 minutes, each starting with a centering exercise and focusing on a new form of self-care. The first 30 minutes will be used for a support group and the last 60 minutes will be for a self-care practice. Self-care practices that will be offered throughout the 6 weeks include mindfulness, mindful drawing, exercise, and health prevention and promotion.

Behavioral: Self-Care Sampler for Family Carer Partners

Interventions

Self-Care Sampler for Family Carer Partners BEHAVIORAL

The 6-week Self-Care Sampler for Family Caregivers program was created to provide a variety of evidence-based self-care practices that improve the mental and physical health of caregivers by relieving stress. Sessions will take place once a week for 90 minutes, each starting with a centering exercise and focusing on a new form of self-care. The first 30 minutes will be used for a support group and the last 60 minutes will be for a self-care practice. Self-care practices that will be offered throughout the 6 weeks include mindfulness, mindful drawing, exercise, and health prevention and promotion.

Self-Care Sampler for Family Care Partners

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Any relative, partner, friend or neighbor who has a significant personal relationship with, and provides a broad range of assistance for, an older person or an adult with a chronic or disabling condition.

You may not qualify if:

• Those who cannot speak English which would prevent full participation
• Those with hearing, vision, or cognitive impairment that prevents participation over video
• Individuals who are not adults
• Prisoners

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: lead
• Cigna: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States

Location

Related Publications (8)

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  PMID: 11829276 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 24618967 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 27265709 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 25114532 BACKGROUND

• Jang SH, Lee JH, Lee HJ, Lee SY. Effects of Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy on Psychological Symptoms in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. J Korean Med Sci. 2018 Mar 19;33(12):e88. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e88.

  PMID: 29542299 BACKGROUND

• Kabat-Zinn J. Indra's net at work: The mainstreaming of Dharma practice in society. The psychology of awakening: Buddhism, science, and our day-to-day lives. York Beach, ME, US: Samuel Weiser; 2000. p. 225-49.

  BACKGROUND

• Lykins ELB, Baer RA. Psychological functioning in a sample of long-term practitioners of mindfulness meditation. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. 2009;23(3):226-41. doi: 10.1891/0889-8391.23.3.226.

  BACKGROUND

• Thornton M, Travis SS. Analysis of the reliability of the modified caregiver strain index. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2003 Mar;58(2):S127-32. doi: 10.1093/geronb/58.2.s127.

  PMID: 12646602 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Caregiver Burden

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Ellen Flaherty, Ph. D

  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Vice President Geriatric Center of Excellence, Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 20, 2022
• First Posted: May 25, 2022
• Study Start: April 11, 2022
• Primary Completion: October 27, 2022
• Study Completion: November 2, 2022
• Last Updated: November 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)