Trial Outcomes & Findings for A Study of Mobile Medical Supportive Care Program for Family Caregivers With Dementia Combined With Diabetes (NCT NCT06785857)
NCT ID: NCT06785857
Last Updated: 2025-12-16
Results Overview
The scale used in this study was obtained by Rui Zhang based on the Chinese version of the CBI by Taiwanese scholar Guiru Zhou, who modified the questionnaire according to the linguistic characteristics of mainland China.The CBI was initially used to measure the evaluation of the burden on caregivers of patients with dementia, which includes multiple dimensions such as physical burden, emotional burden, social burden, time-dependent burden, and developmentally limited burden, and the scoring of each entry was based on a Likert 5-point scale ranging from strongly agree (4) to strongly disagree (0). Likert 5-point scale from strongly agree (4 points) to strongly disagree (0 points). Total scale scores ranged from 0 to 96; higher scores indicated greater caregiver burden. When the score is ≥ 24, consideration should be given to receiving therapeutic interventions; when the score is greater than or equal to 36, it suggests the risk of severe burden.
COMPLETED
NA
60 participants
Baseline (pre-intervention)
2025-12-16
Participant Flow
This study enrolls family caregivers of elderly patients with both dementia and type 2 diabetes. The patients themselves are not active participants in the study. Their diagnostic criteria (e.g., dementia, diabetes, age ≥60) are solely used to define eligibility for their caregivers. All study procedures (interventions, data collection, and outcome measures) are directed at caregivers only. Patients do not receive interventions or undergo study assessments.
The total enrollment number (N=60) refers to individual caregivers (not patient-caregiver dyads). Collected only for caregivers (e.g., demographics, Caregiver Burden Inventory \[CBI\], Social Support Rating Scale \[SSRS\]). Patient data (e.g., diagnosis confirmation) were used only for screening. All outcomes (e.g., caregiver burden, knowledge, social support) are caregiver-centered. No patient health outcomes are measured.
Participant milestones
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mHealth Supportive Care Program
Caregivers were randomly assigned to the intervention group. On the basis of the monthly home visits in the control group, "Xiamen iHealth" was used as a medium to add a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as to provide online consultation and appointment services for caregivers at any time.
mHealth Supportive Care Program: On the basis of monthly home visits in the control group, a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program was added through the medium of Xiamen iHealth, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as the provision of online consulting and booking services for caregivers at any time.
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an Offline Supportive Care Program
Caregivers were randomly assigned to the control group. This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
Offline supportive care: This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
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Overall Study
STARTED
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30
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30
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Overall Study
COMPLETED
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28
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27
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Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
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2
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3
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Reasons for withdrawal
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mHealth Supportive Care Program
Caregivers were randomly assigned to the intervention group. On the basis of the monthly home visits in the control group, "Xiamen iHealth" was used as a medium to add a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as to provide online consultation and appointment services for caregivers at any time.
mHealth Supportive Care Program: On the basis of monthly home visits in the control group, a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program was added through the medium of Xiamen iHealth, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as the provision of online consulting and booking services for caregivers at any time.
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an Offline Supportive Care Program
Caregivers were randomly assigned to the control group. This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
Offline supportive care: This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
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Overall Study
Death of the Care recipient (Patients with Dementia and TDM2)
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2
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3
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Baseline Characteristics
Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
Baseline characteristics by cohort
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an Offline Supportive Care Program
n=27 Participants
This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
Offline supportive care: This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
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mHealth Supportive Care Program
n=28 Participants
On the basis of the monthly home visits in the control group, "Xiamen iHealth" was used as a medium to add a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as to provide online consultation and appointment services for caregivers at any time.
mHealth Supportive Care Program: On the basis of monthly home visits in the control group, a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program was added through the medium of Xiamen iHealth, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as the provision of online consulting and booking services for caregivers at any time.
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Total
n=55 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
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Age, Customized
Age (years) · <60
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11 Participants
n=27 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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16 Participants
n=28 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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27 Participants
n=55 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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Age, Customized
Age (years) · ≥ 60
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16 Participants
n=27 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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12 Participants
n=28 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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28 Participants
n=55 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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Sex: Female, Male
Female
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15 Participants
n=27 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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15 Participants
n=28 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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30 Participants
n=55 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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Sex: Female, Male
Male
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12 Participants
n=27 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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13 Participants
n=28 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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25 Participants
n=55 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
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—
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—
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0 Participants
Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.
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Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI)
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56.00 units on a scale
n=27 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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57.00 units on a scale
n=28 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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57.00 units on a scale
n=55 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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The Social Support Scale (SSRS)
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24.11 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.76 • n=27 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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24.71 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.88 • n=28 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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24.42 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.54 • n=55 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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The Dementia Caring Knowledge Scale (DCKS)
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12.00 units on a scale
n=27 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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11.00 units on a scale
n=28 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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11.00 units on a scale
n=55 Participants • Withdrawal due to death of the care recipient.
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline (pre-intervention)Population: Withdrawal due to the death of the care recipient.
The scale used in this study was obtained by Rui Zhang based on the Chinese version of the CBI by Taiwanese scholar Guiru Zhou, who modified the questionnaire according to the linguistic characteristics of mainland China.The CBI was initially used to measure the evaluation of the burden on caregivers of patients with dementia, which includes multiple dimensions such as physical burden, emotional burden, social burden, time-dependent burden, and developmentally limited burden, and the scoring of each entry was based on a Likert 5-point scale ranging from strongly agree (4) to strongly disagree (0). Likert 5-point scale from strongly agree (4 points) to strongly disagree (0 points). Total scale scores ranged from 0 to 96; higher scores indicated greater caregiver burden. When the score is ≥ 24, consideration should be given to receiving therapeutic interventions; when the score is greater than or equal to 36, it suggests the risk of severe burden.
Outcome measures
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an Offline Supportive Care Program
n=27 Participants
This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
Offline supportive care: This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
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mHealth Supportive Care Program
n=28 Participants
On the basis of the monthly home visits in the control group, "Xiamen iHealth" was used as a medium to add a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as to provide online consultation and appointment services for caregivers at any time.
mHealth Supportive Care Program: On the basis of monthly home visits in the control group, a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program was added through the medium of Xiamen iHealth, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as the provision of online consulting and booking services for caregivers at any time.
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Caregiver Burden Inventory- Baseline (Month 0)
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56 score on a scale
Interval 53.0 to 60.0
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57 score on a scale
Interval 54.0 to 60.75
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Post-intervention (Month 3)Population: Withdrawal due to the death of the care recipient.
The scale used in this study was obtained by Rui Zhang based on the Chinese version of the CBI by Taiwanese scholar Guiru Zhou, who modified the questionnaire according to the linguistic characteristics of mainland China.The CBI was initially used to measure the evaluation of the burden on caregivers of patients with dementia, which includes multiple dimensions such as physical burden, emotional burden, social burden, time-dependent burden, and developmentally limited burden, and the scoring of each entry was based on a Likert 5-point scale ranging from strongly agree (4) to strongly disagree (0). Likert 5-point scale from strongly agree (4 points) to strongly disagree (0 points). Total scale scores ranged from 0 to 96; higher scores indicated greater caregiver burden. When the score is ≥ 24, consideration should be given to receiving therapeutic interventions; when the score is greater than or equal to 36, it suggests the risk of severe burden.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
an Offline Supportive Care Program
n=27 Participants
This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
Offline supportive care: This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
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mHealth Supportive Care Program
n=28 Participants
On the basis of the monthly home visits in the control group, "Xiamen iHealth" was used as a medium to add a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as to provide online consultation and appointment services for caregivers at any time.
mHealth Supportive Care Program: On the basis of monthly home visits in the control group, a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program was added through the medium of Xiamen iHealth, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as the provision of online consulting and booking services for caregivers at any time.
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Caregiver Burden Inventory - Post-intervention (Month 3)
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52 score on a scale
Interval 49.0 to 55.0
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48 score on a scale
Interval 46.0 to 50.75
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: Post-intervention (Month 3)Population: Withdrawal due to the death of the care recipient.
The Social Support Scale was developed by Xiao Shuiyuan, a Chinese scholar, based on China's national conditions, and contains a total of 10 scores. This scale aims to detect the degree of psychological support received by the individual in the social life, and the utilization of support. The total score ranges from 12 to 48. Higher scores indicate higher levels of social support. Generally, scores below 20 indicate low social support, 20-30 indicate moderate social support, and 30-40 indicate satisfactory social support. The re-test reliability of the scale is 0.92, and the consistency of the items is between 0.89 and 0.94; the Cronbach's alpha coefficient is 0.89.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
an Offline Supportive Care Program
n=27 Participants
This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
Offline supportive care: This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
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mHealth Supportive Care Program
n=28 Participants
On the basis of the monthly home visits in the control group, "Xiamen iHealth" was used as a medium to add a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as to provide online consultation and appointment services for caregivers at any time.
mHealth Supportive Care Program: On the basis of monthly home visits in the control group, a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program was added through the medium of Xiamen iHealth, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as the provision of online consulting and booking services for caregivers at any time.
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Social Support Rating Scale - Post-intervention (Month 3)
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31 score on a scale
Interval 28.0 to 32.0
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32 score on a scale
Interval 30.0 to 34.0
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: Post-intervention (Month 3)Population: Withdrawal due to the death of the care recipient.
The Dementia Caregiver Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) is based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as a theoretical framework, with "yes", "no", or "don't know" answers for each item. Personal hygiene, diet, excretion, sleep, disease and rehabilitation, medication, safety of the environment and travel, social intimacy, self-esteem, self-realization, etc.; quantitative scoring method, 1 point for a correct answer, 0 points for an incorrect answer or "don't know"; the total score of the scale is 22 points, and the higher the score, the higher the knowledge of dementia caregivers about dementia care. The total score of the scale was 22 points, and the higher the score, the higher the caregiver's knowledge of dementia care; the Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the total scale was 0.626, and the content validity of the scale ranged from 0.86 to 1, with an average CVI of 0.95.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
an Offline Supportive Care Program
n=27 Participants
This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
Offline supportive care: This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
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mHealth Supportive Care Program
n=28 Participants
On the basis of the monthly home visits in the control group, "Xiamen iHealth" was used as a medium to add a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as to provide online consultation and appointment services for caregivers at any time.
mHealth Supportive Care Program: On the basis of monthly home visits in the control group, a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program was added through the medium of Xiamen iHealth, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as the provision of online consulting and booking services for caregivers at any time.
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Dementia Caring Knowledge Scale - Post-intervention (Month 3)
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16 score on a scale
Interval 15.0 to 18.0
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19 score on a scale
Interval 18.0 to 19.0
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline (Pre-intervention)Population: Withdrawal due to the death of the care recipient.
The Social Support Scale was developed by Xiao Shuiyuan, a Chinese scholar, based on China's national conditions, and contains a total of 10 scores. This scale aims to detect the degree of psychological support received by the individual in the social life, and the utilization of support. The total score ranges from 12 to 48. Higher scores indicate higher levels of social support. Generally, scores below 20 indicate low social support, 20-30 indicate moderate social support, and 30-40 indicate satisfactory social support. The re-test reliability of the scale is 0.92, and the consistency of the items is between 0.89 and 0.94; the Cronbach's alpha coefficient is 0.89.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
an Offline Supportive Care Program
n=27 Participants
This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
Offline supportive care: This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
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mHealth Supportive Care Program
n=28 Participants
On the basis of the monthly home visits in the control group, "Xiamen iHealth" was used as a medium to add a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as to provide online consultation and appointment services for caregivers at any time.
mHealth Supportive Care Program: On the basis of monthly home visits in the control group, a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program was added through the medium of Xiamen iHealth, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as the provision of online consulting and booking services for caregivers at any time.
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Social Support Rating Scale - Baseline (Month 0)
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24.11 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.76
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24.71 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.88
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: Baseline (Pre-intervention)Population: Withdrawal due to the death of the care recipient.
The Dementia Caregiver Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) is based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as a theoretical framework, with "yes", "no", or "don't know" answers for each item. Personal hygiene, diet, excretion, sleep, disease and rehabilitation, medication, safety of the environment and travel, social intimacy, self-esteem, self-realization, etc.; quantitative scoring method, 1 point for a correct answer, 0 points for an incorrect answer or "don't know"; the total score of the scale is 22 points, and the higher the score, the higher the knowledge of dementia caregivers about dementia care. The total score of the scale was 22 points, and the higher the score, the higher the caregiver's knowledge of dementia care; the Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the total scale was 0.626, and the content validity of the scale ranged from 0.86 to 1, with an average CVI of 0.95.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
an Offline Supportive Care Program
n=27 Participants
This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
Offline supportive care: This was done routinely in accordance with the requirements of public health services for chronic diseases in the community elderly. In addition, health education on diabetes mellitus and dementia was provided to the caregivers during their monthly home visits.
① the content of diabetes health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training on the care of diabetes patients: the main points of care in diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
② The content of dementia health education: the researcher gave the caregivers education and training related to the care of dementia patients: instructing the caregivers in the basic life care skills of patients' diet, sleep, exercise, etc.
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mHealth Supportive Care Program
n=28 Participants
On the basis of the monthly home visits in the control group, "Xiamen iHealth" was used as a medium to add a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as to provide online consultation and appointment services for caregivers at any time.
mHealth Supportive Care Program: On the basis of monthly home visits in the control group, a weekly mHealth supportive care intervention program was added through the medium of Xiamen iHealth, with one supportive care item every two weeks for 12 weeks, for a total of 12 online interventions, as well as the provision of online consulting and booking services for caregivers at any time.
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Dementia Caring Knowledge Scale-Baseline (Month 0)
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12.3 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.45
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11.32 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.13
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Adverse Events
an Offline Supportive Care Program
mHealth Supportive Care Program
Serious adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Other adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Additional Information
Miaoqian Huang
Xiamen Tongan District Xiangping Street Community Health Service Center
Results disclosure agreements
- Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
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