Supporting Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Pilot Study
2015年4月6日 更新者：Lori Letts、McMaster University
Pilot Study of the Environmental Skill Building Program for Dementia Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to pilot the home Environmental Skill-Building Program (ESP) and an educational control intervention with persons with dementia and their caregivers (n=40) in preparation for a larger double-blind randomized controlled trial.
Caregivers of persons with dementia often deal with difficult behaviors.
The ESP is an occupational therapy intervention that helps caregivers adapt to their environment and build care-giving skills.
The areas addressed include changes to the home set-up, adaptive equipment, instruction in strategies of problem-solving, energy conservation, safe task performance, and fall recovery techniques.
A trial is needed with methodological rigor and to determine if the intervention is feasible in the Canadian health care system.
Results will contribute to understanding how caregivers and people with dementia can be supported in their home environments.
研究概览
研究类型
介入性
注册 (实际的)
38
阶段
- 阶段2
- 第三阶段
联系人和位置
本节提供了进行研究的人员的详细联系信息，以及有关进行该研究的地点的信息。
学习地点
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Ontario
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Hamilton、Ontario、加拿大、L8S 1C7
- McMaster University
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参与标准
研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人，称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
18年 及以上 (成人、年长者)
接受健康志愿者
是的
有资格学习的性别
全部
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- The caregiver must be the primary caregiver
- Caregiver reports that the care recipient has at least one limitation in basic activities of daily living (ADL) or two dependencies in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
The caregiver must:
- provide at least 2 hours of care per day
- be caregiving for at least 6 months and
- be at least 21 years of age
- The care recipients need to have a diagnosis of dementia
Exclusion Criteria:
Caregiver:
- does not live with the care recipient
- has poor health (undergoing treatments for cancer, hospitalized more than three times in past year)
- planning to place care recipient in long term care within the next year
- Care recipients who are confined to bed most of the day or are minimally-responsive to touch or the environment are excluded
学习计划
本节提供研究计划的详细信息，包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。
研究是如何设计的？
设计细节
- 主要用途：治疗
- 分配：随机化
- 介入模型：并行分配
- 屏蔽：三倍
武器和干预
参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗 |
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有源比较器：教育控制
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Caregiver participants are provided with information about caregiver stress and discuss it individually with an interventionist who visits the home.
The control intervention involves 5 visits over 6 months.
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实验性的：Environmental Skill Building
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The ESP intervention addresses home modifications and training in their use, instruction in strategies of problem-solving, energy conservation, safe task performance, fall recovery techniques, and balance and muscle strength training.
Intervention is individualized for target areas identified in the initial client assessment and caregiver interview.
The intervention involves using a problem solving approach and client-centred focus and the intervention assessment tools are individualized measures which determine the goals identified by the caregiver.
It involves 5 visits over 6 months.
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研究衡量的是什么？
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
大体时间 |
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Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist
大体时间：0, 6, 9 months
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0, 6, 9 months
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
大体时间 |
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Disability Assessment for Dementia
大体时间：0, 6, 9 months
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0, 6, 9 months
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Number of caregiving assistance hours
大体时间：0, 6, 9 months
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0, 6, 9 months
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Short Zarit Burden Interview
大体时间：0, 6, 9 months
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0, 6, 9 months
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Task Management Strategy Index
大体时间：0, 6, 9 months
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0, 6, 9 months
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Perceived Change Scale
大体时间：0, 6, 9 months
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0, 6, 9 months
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合作者和调查者
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研究记录日期
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研究主要日期
学习开始
2009年11月1日
初级完成 (实际的)
2011年8月1日
研究完成 (实际的)
2011年9月1日
研究注册日期
首次提交
2009年5月26日
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
2009年5月26日
首次发布 (估计)
2009年5月27日
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (估计)
2015年4月7日
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
2015年4月6日
最后验证
2015年4月1日
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