Measuring the Effectiveness of Self-Care Sampler for Family Care Partners in Reducing Caregiver Stress

NCT ID: NCT05390333

Last Updated: 2022-11-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

19 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-04-11

Study Completion Date

2022-11-02

Brief Summary

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To determine the effectiveness of the Self-care Sampler for Family Care Partners program in reducing caregiver stress over the 6-week program period. Hypothesis: Participants who attend the 6 class sessions over 6 weeks of the program will have a lower score on the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI) when compared to baseline. This will indicate a decrease in overall stress.

Detailed Description

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The 6-week Self-Care Sampler for Family Caregivers program was created to provide a variety of evidence-based self-care practices that improve the mental and physical health of caregivers by relieving stress and encouraging preventive health behaviors (Acton, 2002). To determine the effectiveness of the Self-care Sampler for Family Care Partners program in reducing caregiver stress over the 6-week program period. Hypothesis: Participants who attend the 6 class sessions over 6 weeks of the program will have a lower score on the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI) when compared to baseline. This will indicate a decrease in overall stress. For each 6-week program, sessions will take place once a week for 90 minutes, each starting with a centering exercise and focusing on a new form of self-care. The program gives caregivers a space to connect with others and form social bonds that could extend outside of our sessions. We will run the 6-week Self-Care Sampler for Family Caregivers program three times (three intervention periods) in 2022.

Conditions

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Caregiver Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Self-Care Sampler for Family Care Partners

The 6-week Self-Care Sampler for Family Caregivers program was created to provide a variety of evidence-based self-care practices that improve the mental and physical health of caregivers by relieving stress. Sessions will take place once a week for 90 minutes, each starting with a centering exercise and focusing on a new form of self-care. The first 30 minutes will be used for a support group and the last 60 minutes will be for a self-care practice. Self-care practices that will be offered throughout the 6 weeks include mindfulness, mindful drawing, exercise, and health prevention and promotion.

Group Type OTHER

Self-Care Sampler for Family Carer Partners

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The 6-week Self-Care Sampler for Family Caregivers program was created to provide a variety of evidence-based self-care practices that improve the mental and physical health of caregivers by relieving stress. Sessions will take place once a week for 90 minutes, each starting with a centering exercise and focusing on a new form of self-care. The first 30 minutes will be used for a support group and the last 60 minutes will be for a self-care practice. Self-care practices that will be offered throughout the 6 weeks include mindfulness, mindful drawing, exercise, and health prevention and promotion.

Interventions

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Self-Care Sampler for Family Carer Partners

The 6-week Self-Care Sampler for Family Caregivers program was created to provide a variety of evidence-based self-care practices that improve the mental and physical health of caregivers by relieving stress. Sessions will take place once a week for 90 minutes, each starting with a centering exercise and focusing on a new form of self-care. The first 30 minutes will be used for a support group and the last 60 minutes will be for a self-care practice. Self-care practices that will be offered throughout the 6 weeks include mindfulness, mindful drawing, exercise, and health prevention and promotion.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Any relative, partner, friend or neighbor who has a significant personal relationship with, and provides a broad range of assistance for, an older person or an adult with a chronic or disabling condition.

Exclusion Criteria

* Those who cannot speak English which would prevent full participation
* Those with hearing, vision, or cognitive impairment that prevents participation over video
* Individuals who are not adults
* Prisoners
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Cigna

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ellen Flaherty

Vice President Geriatric Center of Excellence, Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ellen Flaherty, Ph. D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Locations

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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Acton GJ. Health-promoting self-care in family caregivers. West J Nurs Res. 2002 Feb;24(1):73-86. doi: 10.1177/01939450222045716.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11829276 (View on PubMed)

Adelman RD, Tmanova LL, Delgado D, Dion S, Lachs MS. Caregiver burden: a clinical review. JAMA. 2014 Mar 12;311(10):1052-60. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.304.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24618967 (View on PubMed)

Biddle S. Physical activity and mental health: evidence is growing. World Psychiatry. 2016 Jun;15(2):176-7. doi: 10.1002/wps.20331. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27265709 (View on PubMed)

Iavarone A, Ziello AR, Pastore F, Fasanaro AM, Poderico C. Caregiver burden and coping strategies in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2014 Jul 29;10:1407-13. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S58063. eCollection 2014.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25114532 (View on PubMed)

Jang SH, Lee JH, Lee HJ, Lee SY. Effects of Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy on Psychological Symptoms in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. J Korean Med Sci. 2018 Mar 19;33(12):e88. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e88.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29542299 (View on PubMed)

Kabat-Zinn J. Indra's net at work: The mainstreaming of Dharma practice in society. The psychology of awakening: Buddhism, science, and our day-to-day lives. York Beach, ME, US: Samuel Weiser; 2000. p. 225-49.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Lykins ELB, Baer RA. Psychological functioning in a sample of long-term practitioners of mindfulness meditation. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. 2009;23(3):226-41. doi: 10.1891/0889-8391.23.3.226.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Thornton M, Travis SS. Analysis of the reliability of the modified caregiver strain index. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2003 Mar;58(2):S127-32. doi: 10.1093/geronb/58.2.s127.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12646602 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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STUDY02001401

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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