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Education Program for Family Caregivers

NCT00764647 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2017-07-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this evaluation was to determine the effectiveness of an educational program designed to assist family caregivers to learn the knowledge and skills to take better care of their frail elder relatives and themselves.

Conditions

  • Stress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Education program for family caregivers of frail elders

Family caregiver participants in the educational program will receive an educational course presented by the investigator that focuses on the care of the frail elder and themselves. The course will involve four to five consecutive weekly sessions, each 2 1/2 to 3 hours long. The educational program will be offered biannually, spring and fall seasons.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • CAMC Health System

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Barbara L Nunley, PhD, RN · West Virginia University School of Nursing

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-03-31
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2017-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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