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Evaluating the Carter Institute Caregiver Education Program at the VA

NCT00271375 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 254

Last updated 2016-05-30

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Summary

This project implemented and evaluated the Rosalyn Carter Institute's (RCI's) educational and support program for caregivers, "Caring for You, Caring for Me." Specifically, it examined effects of the program upon family caregivers to older adults in the Atlanta area and elderly Veterans receiving outpatient primary care at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).

Conditions

  • Caregivers

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Caring For You, Caring For Me

5-week Education and Support Program for Caregivers of older adults.

BEHAVIORAL

Caring for you, caring for me + social worker

5-week Education and Support Program for Caregivers of older adults.+ augmentation with social worker

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Control group usual care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Patricia Griffiths, PhD · Atlanta VAMC

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-08-31
Completion
2009-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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