A Psychological Intervention for Family Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients
Benefits of a Psychological Intervention in Family Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients
This work aims to study the benefits a psychological intervention in family caregivers of palliative care patients can have for reducing anxiety, depression and overburden.
A parallel randomized controlled trial of two groups was performed. Information was collected on 154 family caregivers of patients at the end of life during the moments before and after the intervention.
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Valencia, Spanien, 46010
- Universitat de València
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- To be the main family caregiver of a patient at the end of life, receiven palliative care. In the present study, the main family caregiver is defined as follows: family member who assumes the main tasks of care and attends to the patient most of the time, or for a longer period of time than other members of the family.
- To have signed the informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
• To present cognitive impairment.
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Støttende pleje
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Enkelt
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Ingen indgriben: Control group
Group pf participants that received usual psychological attention.
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Eksperimentel: Experimental group
Group of participants that received usual psychological attention plus the structured psychological intervention prosed in the study.
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The intervention protocol is a structured programme within the framework of counselling, that aims to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, as well as symptoms of burden (overburden).
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Change in anxiety (PRE and POST measures)
Tidsramme: Baseline up to 3 months
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This variable was assesed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS. This Scale contains 7 items asessing anxiety, where lower values represent a better outcome. In order to observe the change in anxiety, it was measured at two time points: First measurement: PRE. Once the participant had signed the informed consent, the initial score for this outcome was assessed. Second measurement: POST. Up to 3 months after the first measurement the second measurement of the same variable was carried out. Between first and second measurement, the control group received the usual psychological attention, whereas the intervention group received the usual psychological attention plus the structured psychological intervention proposed in this study. |
Baseline up to 3 months
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Change in depression (PRE and POST measures)
Tidsramme: Baseline up to 3 months
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This variable was assesed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS. In order to observe the change in depression, it was measured at two time points: First measurement: PRE. Once the participant had signed the informed consent, the initial score for this outcome was assessed. Second measurement: POST. Up to 3 months after the first measurement the second measurement of the same variable was carried out. Between first and second measurement, the control group received the usual psychological attention, whereas the intervention group received the usual psychological attention plus the structured psychological intervention proposed in this study. |
Baseline up to 3 months
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Change in burden (PRE and POST measures)
Tidsramme: Baseline up to 3 months
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This variable was assesed with the Zarit Burden Inventory. In order to observe the change in burden, it was measured at two time points: First measurement: PRE. Once the participant had signed the informed consent, the initial score for this outcome was assessed. Second measurement: POST. Up to 3 months after the first measurement the second measurement of the same variable was carried out. Between first and second measurement, the control group received the usual psychological attention, whereas the intervention group received the usual psychological attention plus the structured psychological intervention proposed in this study. |
Baseline up to 3 months
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Pilar Barreto Martin, PhD, Universitat de València
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Faktiske)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- PSI2010-19426
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