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A Mobile Application for Training of Family Caregivers Caring for Someone With Dementia

NCT04139707 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2020-03-24

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Summary

Background

The mental, physical, and emotional health of caregivers is negatively affected by the burden of caring for of persons living with dementia. Caregivers are usually reported as feeling frustrated, angry, exhausted, guilty, helpless and unable to bear the heavy burden of their caregiving responsibilities. In addition to depressive symptoms and other mental health problems among caregivers, the physical stress of caring for someone who is unable to perform daily activities such as bathing, grooming and other personal care, has been shown to be a serious threat to caregivers' physical health outcomes. Evidence has shown that greater levels of stress, anxiety, depression, frustration, and lower subjective well-being and self-efficacy are exhibited in a greater amount among family and friends who care for persons living with dementia compared to those who do not have the burden of caring for a persons living with dementia. Caregivers have been shown to use alcohol and other drugs at a higher rate than those who do not need to care for others as a reaction to this increased stress. Studies has also shown that caregivers are more likely than non-Caregivers to use opioid or psychotropic medications. One over five caregivers (22%) feel tired when they go to bed at night.

Objectives

This study relies on a mobile application (Caring4Dementia) that provides people, caring for a person living with dementia, with a useful and intuitive training tool targeting communication skills. The aims of this study are to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of using Caring4Dementia within a self-administered program and the preliminary efficacy of the Caring4Dementia intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Caring4Dementia

A mobile application administered for 30 days, which provides people caring for a person living with dementia with a useful and intuitive tool targeting communication skills.

OTHER

White Paper

The White Paper group will receive a white paper (hard copy and electronically) on the principles of communicating efficiently with persons living with dementia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Manitoba

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-02
Primary Completion
2020-07-31
Completion
2020-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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