PTC-dementia: Powerful Tools for Caregivers of Dementia Patients
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine if a psycho-educational intervention for caregivers of patients with dementia will decrease caregiver burden, increase caregiver physical activity, and decrease the reporting of behavioral and psychological symptoms of the person with dementia.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Powerful Tools for Caregivers A 6-week psycho-educational program |
Behavioral: Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a 6-week psychoeducational program. Each week the caregivers will attend a 90-minute workshop in a group setting. These sessions will be co-led by two trained and certified leaders who follow the scripted program. In addition to providing education about caregiving and the importance of self-care, the classes will help caregivers develop self-care tools to manage personal stress and improve communication skills.
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Other: Control group, delayed intervention Control group with delayed intervention |
Other: Control with delayed intervention
Control with delayed intervention
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Caregiver Burden [6 weeks]
Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale scores
- Frequency and reaction to care recipient behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia [6 weeks]
Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist scores
- Frequency of care recipient agitated behaviors [6 weeks]
Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory scores
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Activity parameters as assessed by FitBit [6 weeks]
- Depressive symptoms [6 weeks]
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale scores
- Caregiving Self-Efficacy [6 weeks]
Caregiving Self-Efficacy Scale scores
- Self-rated health [6 weeks]
Single item "In general, would you say your health is...." with response options from 1= poor to 5=excellent.
- Life satisfaction [6 weeks]
Single item "I am satisfied with my life" with response options from 0=Strongly disagree to 4=Strongly agree
- Perceived change [6 weeks]
Perceived Change Index score
- Neuropsychiatric symptoms in care recipients [6 weeks]
Neuropsychiatric Inventory score
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Caregiver lives with or provides care for the care recipient for an average of at least 4 hours per day.
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Care for an individual with a physician diagnosis of dementia (mild to moderate stage of dementia).
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Care for a care recipient who experiences behavioral symptoms that bother or upset the caregiver moderately, very much, or extremely. The occurrence of problematic behaviors and caregivers' reactions will be assessed with 6-items adapted from the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist (Teri et al 1992).
Exclusion Criteria:
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Care for a care recipient who is bed-bound or has advanced dementia: Functional Assessment Staging (FAST)(Sclan & Reisberg 1992) stage 7.
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Caregiver's cognitive, hearing, visual, or other physical impairments lead to difficulty with informed consent process, assessment, or participation in the intervention.
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Caregiver who is involved in another trial that addresses caregiver burden or behavioral expressions.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Florida State University College of Medicine | Tallahassee | Florida | United States | 32306 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Florida State University
- Florida Department of Health
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 6AZ09