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Telehealth Education Program for Caregivers of Veterans With Dementia

NCT00105638 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2015-04-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study was designed to evaluate the impact of a Telehealth Education Program (TEP) on outpatient veterans with moderate to severe dementia and their spouse caregivers. The TEP is a program of education, coping skills, problem solving and support presented to caregivers of veterans with dementia by teleconference in 10 weekly, one-hour sessions. The TEP was based on a stress and coping model aimed to enhance the knowledge, skills and feelings of support of the caregivers who participated.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

educational program, by telephone

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mollie Shulan, MD · Albany VA Medical Center Samuel S. Stratton, Albany, NY

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-09-30
Completion
2007-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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