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Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone Support for Dementia Caregivers

NCT00119561 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 154

Last updated 2015-04-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary goal of the study is documentation of effectiveness of telephone support groups to reduce caregiver burden and stress. Caregivers who participate in intervention (Telephone Support) should experience lower levels of stress, burden and health care utilization (lower use of psychotropic drugs, fewer scheduled/unscheduled medical visits, lower rates of institutionalization, more efficient use of time in managing care recipient problems) compared to those caregivers in Usual Care.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Telephone Support

Each telephone support group of 5 caregivers and a group leader met 14 times over a year. The hour calls were semi-structured with an educational component and a support component, led by a trained Group Leader. Topics included knowledge of dementia, safety, caregiver health and well being, communication, managing behavioral challenges and caregiver stress and coping.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Linda Olivia Nichols, PhD · Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-02-28
Primary Completion
2007-06-30
Completion
2014-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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