Evaluating Practices That Foster Care Partnerships and Wellbeing Among Informal Carers and Long-term Care Workers (WELLCARE)
WELL CARE - Implementation and Evaluation Phase
WELL CARE aims to strengthen the supports available to informal carers and long-term care (LTC) workers for improving their resilience and mental wellbeing through care partnerships. The project consortium, lead by prof. Elizabeth Hanson (Linnaeus University) and consisting of six research organizations and nine national and European advocacy organizations, identifies good practices able to prevent or mitigate both occupational and non-occupational risks for informal carers' and LTC workers' resilience and mental wellbeing. On this basis, and under its Grant Agreement with the European Commission, the project team develops innovative solution prototypes, which will be transferable across different countries and contexts and guide stakeholders into the actual implementation in 5 European Union (EU) countries (Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden), where the LTC sector presents dissimilar characteristics. Finally, the investigators will exploit the data and evidence collected and generated by WELL CARE to analyze related EU and national policies, and to formulate action-oriented recommendations for policy makers and stakeholders.
The current study protocol concerns the research activities within Work Package 3 of the project, particularly the activities during the Implementation and Evaluation Phase that runs from September 2026 until the end of 2027. During this phase the project team studies the results of local implementation partners' efforts who - building on the solution prototypes developed earlier in the WELL CARE project - develop and implement new supportive work and care practices. The investigators study the effects that implementing these practices brings about among participating caregivers in terms of mental wellbeing, resilience and care partnership dynamics, while also studying the implementation process itself to capture the processes, conditions and (organizational) contexts favorable to fostering care partnerships.
調査の概要
状態
条件
研究の種類
入学 (推定)
段階
- 適用できない
連絡先と場所
研究連絡先
- 名前:Ludo M Glimmerveen, PhD
- 電話番号:+31616824480
- メール:l.m.glimmerveen@vu.nl
研究場所
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Ancona、イタリア
- INRCA
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コンタクト:
- Marco Socci
- 電話番号:+39 071 8004786
- メール:M.Socci@inrca.it
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Amsterdam、オランダ
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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コンタクト:
- Ludo Glimmerveen
- 電話番号:+31616824480
- メール:l.m.glimmerveen@vu.nl
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Kalmar、スウェーデン
- Linneaus University
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コンタクト:
- Elizabeth Hanson
- 電話番号:+46 703614846
- メール:elizabeth.hanson@lnu.se
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Ljubljana、スロベニア
- University of Ljubljana
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コンタクト:
- Valentina Hlebec
- 電話番号:+386 1 58 05 248
- メール:Valentina.Hlebec@fdv.uni-lj.si
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Zittau、ドイツ
- Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz
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コンタクト:
- Andreas Hoff
- 電話番号:+49 3583 612-0
- メール:A.Hoff@hszg.de
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参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
- 大人
- 高齢者
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
説明
Inclusion criteria for recruiting participants will be...
For informal caregivers:
o currently providing - or having provided within the last 6 months - unpaid care or support to a family member, partner, or friend receiving long-term care services;
For long-term care workers:
- employed in a long-term care setting at one of the participating research sites;
- directly involved in care provision or implementation of the new practices under study;
For care recipients:
- currently receiving care from long-term care workers and/or informal caregivers;
- requiring support with everyday personal care and/or more complex daily tasks due to ageing, chronic illness, disability or frailty;
living in the community or in a long-term care setting included in the study;
- for other stakeholders:
- involved directly or indirectly in the planning, management, or implementation of the newly adopted practices at the research site;
For all participants:
- aged 18 years or older;
- able to provide informed consent;
- sufficient proficiency in the local language to complete the questionnaire and/or participate in an interview;
The exclusion criteria for recruiting participants will be...
- having a (permanent or temporary) psychiatric disorder or mental illness which makes the person unable to understand instructions and participate in the study activities;
- experiencing circumstances that would make participation unduly burdensome (e.g., acute stress or illness);
- providing care for fewer than the minimum number of hours required for inclusion; the threshold will be defined per country in a context-sensitive way, reflecting national differences and the characteristics of the implemented practices and their target populations;
- only being involved in the provision or receiving of short-term or acute care (i.e., not long-term care);
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか?
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的:ヘルスサービス研究
- 割り当て:非ランダム化
- 介入モデル:並列代入
- マスキング:なし(オープンラベル)
武器と介入
参加者グループ / アーム |
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他の:Informal carers
adults (≥18 years), providing- usually- unpaid care to someone (relatives or friends) with a chronic illness, disability and/or other long lasting health and/or care need, outside a professional or formal framework
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Project partners are developing a digital educational program for informal carers, covering different phases of caregiving.
In addition, a peer-to-peer support program will be developed following a train-the-trainer format.
Activities also focus on securing structural funding and enabling broader rollout across the country.
Project partners are collaborating with a large long-term care provider to develop a process for the co-creation of care plans with informal carers.
In addition, a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention is being developed in which informal carers and long-term care workers can participate jointly.
These activities aim to improve communication and foster trusting relationships between these groups.
Project partners will work with the management of formal care institutions to provide leadership training focused on supporting informal carers' well-being and strengthening collaboration with them.
In addition, workshops will be organized to enhance carers' skills, knowledge and self-care practices, alongside joint events to promote mutual understanding and collaboration between formal and informal carers.
Community-level activities will also be implemented to increase recognition of carers and the value of care.
Project partners are working across three sites with distinct areas of focus: (1) within respite care homes, fostering mutual support between informal carers and long-term care workers during the palliative phase and post-bereavement period; (2) within group homes for people living with disabilities, developing a person-centered model to strengthen mutual support and communication between informal carers and long-term care workers; and (3) strengthening support for informal carers during the waiting period for nursing home admission to reduce frustration, anxiety and stress.
Project partners will work across two sites with distinct areas of focus: (1) in collaboration with a disability care provider, improving relationships, communication and coordination between informal carers and long-term care workers in group home settings; and (2) in collaboration with a long-term care provider and an umbrella organization of local citizen-led initiatives, exploring ways to improve coordination and mutual support around initiatives that support ageing in place and strengthen the supportive capacity of local communities for care recipients and their informal carers.
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他の:Long-term care workers
adults (≥18 years), working in home and/or residential care settings with people with LTC needs
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Project partners are collaborating with a large long-term care provider to develop a process for the co-creation of care plans with informal carers.
In addition, a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention is being developed in which informal carers and long-term care workers can participate jointly.
These activities aim to improve communication and foster trusting relationships between these groups.
Project partners will work with the management of formal care institutions to provide leadership training focused on supporting informal carers' well-being and strengthening collaboration with them.
In addition, workshops will be organized to enhance carers' skills, knowledge and self-care practices, alongside joint events to promote mutual understanding and collaboration between formal and informal carers.
Community-level activities will also be implemented to increase recognition of carers and the value of care.
Project partners are working across three sites with distinct areas of focus: (1) within respite care homes, fostering mutual support between informal carers and long-term care workers during the palliative phase and post-bereavement period; (2) within group homes for people living with disabilities, developing a person-centered model to strengthen mutual support and communication between informal carers and long-term care workers; and (3) strengthening support for informal carers during the waiting period for nursing home admission to reduce frustration, anxiety and stress.
Project partners will work across two sites with distinct areas of focus: (1) in collaboration with a disability care provider, improving relationships, communication and coordination between informal carers and long-term care workers in group home settings; and (2) in collaboration with a long-term care provider and an umbrella organization of local citizen-led initiatives, exploring ways to improve coordination and mutual support around initiatives that support ageing in place and strengthen the supportive capacity of local communities for care recipients and their informal carers.
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他の:Care recipients
will be included in the study if their participation is not unduly burdensome.
Care recipients in this study are individuals who require support with everyday personal care and/or more complex daily tasks due to ageing, chronic illness, disability or frailty.
These needs are increasingly complex, frequently involving multimorbidity and requiring coordinated input from both formal long-term care services and informal carers.
The characteristics and needs of care recipients are closely linked to caregiver burden, wellbeing and care intensity, and are therefore an important contextual factor in this study.
Moreover, care partnerships dynamics may improve the quality of care that care recipients experience.
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Project partners are collaborating with a large long-term care provider to develop a process for the co-creation of care plans with informal carers.
In addition, a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention is being developed in which informal carers and long-term care workers can participate jointly.
These activities aim to improve communication and foster trusting relationships between these groups.
Project partners will work with the management of formal care institutions to provide leadership training focused on supporting informal carers' well-being and strengthening collaboration with them.
In addition, workshops will be organized to enhance carers' skills, knowledge and self-care practices, alongside joint events to promote mutual understanding and collaboration between formal and informal carers.
Community-level activities will also be implemented to increase recognition of carers and the value of care.
Project partners are working across three sites with distinct areas of focus: (1) within respite care homes, fostering mutual support between informal carers and long-term care workers during the palliative phase and post-bereavement period; (2) within group homes for people living with disabilities, developing a person-centered model to strengthen mutual support and communication between informal carers and long-term care workers; and (3) strengthening support for informal carers during the waiting period for nursing home admission to reduce frustration, anxiety and stress.
Project partners will work across two sites with distinct areas of focus: (1) in collaboration with a disability care provider, improving relationships, communication and coordination between informal carers and long-term care workers in group home settings; and (2) in collaboration with a long-term care provider and an umbrella organization of local citizen-led initiatives, exploring ways to improve coordination and mutual support around initiatives that support ageing in place and strengthen the supportive capacity of local communities for care recipients and their informal carers.
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他の:Other stakeholders
The characteristics of other stakeholders included in the study may differ per research site, depending on the characteristics of the implemented practices and the context in which implementation is done.
This group of respondents will include managers, planners, policy makers, organizational officials or care professionals who are not engaged in the caregiving process itself, but whose work is directly affected by the implemented practices at the research site, and/or whose work may either promote or hamper successful and sustainable implementation.
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Project partners are developing a digital educational program for informal carers, covering different phases of caregiving.
In addition, a peer-to-peer support program will be developed following a train-the-trainer format.
Activities also focus on securing structural funding and enabling broader rollout across the country.
Project partners are collaborating with a large long-term care provider to develop a process for the co-creation of care plans with informal carers.
In addition, a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention is being developed in which informal carers and long-term care workers can participate jointly.
These activities aim to improve communication and foster trusting relationships between these groups.
Project partners will work with the management of formal care institutions to provide leadership training focused on supporting informal carers' well-being and strengthening collaboration with them.
In addition, workshops will be organized to enhance carers' skills, knowledge and self-care practices, alongside joint events to promote mutual understanding and collaboration between formal and informal carers.
Community-level activities will also be implemented to increase recognition of carers and the value of care.
Project partners are working across three sites with distinct areas of focus: (1) within respite care homes, fostering mutual support between informal carers and long-term care workers during the palliative phase and post-bereavement period; (2) within group homes for people living with disabilities, developing a person-centered model to strengthen mutual support and communication between informal carers and long-term care workers; and (3) strengthening support for informal carers during the waiting period for nursing home admission to reduce frustration, anxiety and stress.
Project partners will work across two sites with distinct areas of focus: (1) in collaboration with a disability care provider, improving relationships, communication and coordination between informal carers and long-term care workers in group home settings; and (2) in collaboration with a long-term care provider and an umbrella organization of local citizen-led initiatives, exploring ways to improve coordination and mutual support around initiatives that support ageing in place and strengthen the supportive capacity of local communities for care recipients and their informal carers.
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この研究は何を測定していますか?
主要な結果の測定
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メジャーの説明 |
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Resilience
時間枠:Baseline (within 1 month before the intervention) and follow-up (within 1 month after completion of the intervention).
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Measured using the 2-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-2).
Items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = "not true at all" to 4 = "true nearly all of the time").
Scoring: sum of items (range 0-8); higher scores indicate greater resilience.
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Baseline (within 1 month before the intervention) and follow-up (within 1 month after completion of the intervention).
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Mental wellbeing
時間枠:Baseline (within 1 month before the intervention) and follow-up (within 1 month after completion of the intervention).
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Measured using the 7-item Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS).
Items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = "none of the time" to 5 = "all of the time", looking at the past two weeks).
Scoring: sum items (range 7-35); higher scores indicate better mental wellbeing.
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Baseline (within 1 month before the intervention) and follow-up (within 1 month after completion of the intervention).
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協力者と研究者
協力者
捜査官
- 主任研究者:Elizabeth J Hanson, PhD、Linnaeus University
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一次修了 (推定)
研究の完了 (推定)
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最初の投稿 (実際)
学習記録の更新
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- WELLCARE-WP3-Study
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