Feasibility Study of Project Carer Matters for Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia
NCT ID: NCT05205135
Last Updated: 2022-01-24
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
55 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2021-03-01
2022-02-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The objectives of are as follows:
1. To explore the perceptions, attitudes and beliefs of family caregivers, healthcare workers and community partners towards Carer Matters.
2. To explore the barriers and facilitators of acceptance and implementation of Carer Matters.
3. To gain insights into the perceived demand of Carer Matters.
4. To gain insights into the family caregivers' preliminary responses to and outcomes from Carer Matters.
The study will involve six inpatient wards of a 1,700-bedded tertiary care hospital which are piloting Carer Matters. These wards comprise of four acute wards and two sub-acute wards. They are selected as they admit a comparatively greater number of patients with dementia than other wards in the hospital. The study will be conducted over 12 months.
Quantitative data is based off programme data collected from all caregivers who undergo Carer Matters. Hence, it will consist of all dementia caregivers whose care recipient is admitted into the pilot wards and agree to participate in Carer Matters.
Qualitative data is based off interviews of key stakeholders of the different components of the Carer Matters programme. The key stakeholders comprises: (1) Family caregivers of PwD (n = 25 to 30), (2) Ward nurses (n= 8 to 10), (3) Care support nurses (n = 2 to 3), (4) Intervention programmes facilitators and standardized patients (n = 3), (5) Community partners and hospital leaders (n = 4), and (6) Other clinicians - medical social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and doctors (n = 4 to 5).
Both qualitative and quantitative data will be triangulated using the RE-AIM framework address the research objectives of the study. These insights will then be used to generate an updated Theory of Change model explaining how SHARE improves caregiver capacity for sustained caregiving. This final model will reflect the processes and mechanisms of Carer Matters that contribute towards the short, medium and long-term outcomes intended, and can serve as a guide for future researchers and practitioners.
Conditions
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Study Design
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OTHER
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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Caregivers
Caregivers of persons with dementia supported by the Carer Matters programme
SHARE Programme
SHARE is Singapore's first 'Hospital-to-Home' programme to screen, identify and provide targeted interventions for caregivers at-risk of caregiver burden. Our interventions include psychosocial and emotional preparation of caregivers' mental resilience, and long-term engagement initiatives to connect caregivers into an integrated network of peers and community support services, delivered by programme facilitators and care support nurses.
Key stakeholders essential for the success of share include ward nurses and clinicians who refer caregivers to SHARE and community partners and hospital leaders.
This study seeks to recruit all of these individuals to better understand their experience of SHARE and the facilitators and barriers to its successful rollout to better evaluate the feasibility of SHARE in the hospital to home setting.
Nurses
Ward nurses who collaborate with the Carer Matters team
SHARE Programme
SHARE is Singapore's first 'Hospital-to-Home' programme to screen, identify and provide targeted interventions for caregivers at-risk of caregiver burden. Our interventions include psychosocial and emotional preparation of caregivers' mental resilience, and long-term engagement initiatives to connect caregivers into an integrated network of peers and community support services, delivered by programme facilitators and care support nurses.
Key stakeholders essential for the success of share include ward nurses and clinicians who refer caregivers to SHARE and community partners and hospital leaders.
This study seeks to recruit all of these individuals to better understand their experience of SHARE and the facilitators and barriers to its successful rollout to better evaluate the feasibility of SHARE in the hospital to home setting.
Programme facilitators
Facilitators of programmes organised through Carer Matters
SHARE Programme
SHARE is Singapore's first 'Hospital-to-Home' programme to screen, identify and provide targeted interventions for caregivers at-risk of caregiver burden. Our interventions include psychosocial and emotional preparation of caregivers' mental resilience, and long-term engagement initiatives to connect caregivers into an integrated network of peers and community support services, delivered by programme facilitators and care support nurses.
Key stakeholders essential for the success of share include ward nurses and clinicians who refer caregivers to SHARE and community partners and hospital leaders.
This study seeks to recruit all of these individuals to better understand their experience of SHARE and the facilitators and barriers to its successful rollout to better evaluate the feasibility of SHARE in the hospital to home setting.
Care Support Nurses
Nurses trained to deliver support and assistance as part of Carer Matters Programme
SHARE Programme
SHARE is Singapore's first 'Hospital-to-Home' programme to screen, identify and provide targeted interventions for caregivers at-risk of caregiver burden. Our interventions include psychosocial and emotional preparation of caregivers' mental resilience, and long-term engagement initiatives to connect caregivers into an integrated network of peers and community support services, delivered by programme facilitators and care support nurses.
Key stakeholders essential for the success of share include ward nurses and clinicians who refer caregivers to SHARE and community partners and hospital leaders.
This study seeks to recruit all of these individuals to better understand their experience of SHARE and the facilitators and barriers to its successful rollout to better evaluate the feasibility of SHARE in the hospital to home setting.
Community partners and hospital leaders
Key policy makers and community leaders who partner with the Carer Matters programme to ensure its success
SHARE Programme
SHARE is Singapore's first 'Hospital-to-Home' programme to screen, identify and provide targeted interventions for caregivers at-risk of caregiver burden. Our interventions include psychosocial and emotional preparation of caregivers' mental resilience, and long-term engagement initiatives to connect caregivers into an integrated network of peers and community support services, delivered by programme facilitators and care support nurses.
Key stakeholders essential for the success of share include ward nurses and clinicians who refer caregivers to SHARE and community partners and hospital leaders.
This study seeks to recruit all of these individuals to better understand their experience of SHARE and the facilitators and barriers to its successful rollout to better evaluate the feasibility of SHARE in the hospital to home setting.
Other clinicians (e.g. Social workers, Physiotherapists, doctors)
Other clinicians who refer caregivers to the Carer Matters programme
SHARE Programme
SHARE is Singapore's first 'Hospital-to-Home' programme to screen, identify and provide targeted interventions for caregivers at-risk of caregiver burden. Our interventions include psychosocial and emotional preparation of caregivers' mental resilience, and long-term engagement initiatives to connect caregivers into an integrated network of peers and community support services, delivered by programme facilitators and care support nurses.
Key stakeholders essential for the success of share include ward nurses and clinicians who refer caregivers to SHARE and community partners and hospital leaders.
This study seeks to recruit all of these individuals to better understand their experience of SHARE and the facilitators and barriers to its successful rollout to better evaluate the feasibility of SHARE in the hospital to home setting.
Interventions
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SHARE Programme
SHARE is Singapore's first 'Hospital-to-Home' programme to screen, identify and provide targeted interventions for caregivers at-risk of caregiver burden. Our interventions include psychosocial and emotional preparation of caregivers' mental resilience, and long-term engagement initiatives to connect caregivers into an integrated network of peers and community support services, delivered by programme facilitators and care support nurses.
Key stakeholders essential for the success of share include ward nurses and clinicians who refer caregivers to SHARE and community partners and hospital leaders.
This study seeks to recruit all of these individuals to better understand their experience of SHARE and the facilitators and barriers to its successful rollout to better evaluate the feasibility of SHARE in the hospital to home setting.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* For ward nurses: (1) Above 21 years of age, (2) Working as a nurse at one of the inpatient wards piloting SHARE, (3) Referred family caregivers to complete the brief screening tool, and (4) Willing to have their interviews audio-recorded.
* For care support nurses: (1) Above 21 years of age, (2) Involved in either providing direct or indirect patient care to a PwD and their caregiver through SHARE, and (3) Willing to have their interviews audio-recorded.
* For community leaders and hospital leaders: (1) Above 21 years of age, (2) Key decision makers or in leadership positions within the hospital or Working in institutions where there are ongoing or potentially future partnerships with TTSH to provide care services , and (3) Willing to have their interviews audio-recorded.
* For other clinicians: (1) Above 21 years of age, (2) Working as a clinicians at one of the inpatient wards piloting SHARE, (3) Referred family caregivers to complete the brief screening tool, and (4) Willing to have their interviews audio-recorded.
Exclusion Criteria
21 Years
99 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Geriatric Education and Research Institute
OTHER_GOV
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Ee Yuee Chan, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Locations
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Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore, , Singapore
Countries
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References
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Wu LT, Glass GF Jr, Chew EYH, Ng EJY, Chan EY. Developing a theory of change to guide the design and implementation of a caregiver-centric support service. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec 18;24(1):1620. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11931-y.
Chan EY, Wu LT, Ng EJY, Glass GF Jr, Tan RHT. Applying the RE-AIM framework to evaluate a holistic caregiver-centric hospital-to-home programme: a feasibility study on Carer Matters. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Jul 19;22(1):933. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08317-3.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol
Other Identifiers
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GERI1626
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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