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| Florida Department of Health | OTHER_GOV |
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The purpose of this study is to examine if a psycho-educational intervention for caregivers of patients with dementia will decrease caregiver burden, increase caregiver physical activity, and decrease the reporting of behavioral and psychological symptoms of the person with dementia.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Powerful Tools for Caregivers | Experimental | A 6-week psycho-educational program |
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| Control group, delayed intervention | Other | Control group with delayed intervention |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Powerful Tools for Caregivers | Behavioral | Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a 6-week psychoeducational program. Each week the caregivers will attend a 90-minute workshop in a group setting. These sessions will be co-led by two trained and certified leaders who follow the scripted program. In addition to providing education about caregiving and the importance of self-care, the classes will help caregivers develop self-care tools to manage personal stress and improve communication skills. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Caregiver Burden | Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale scores | 6 weeks |
| Frequency and reaction to care recipient behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia | Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist scores | 6 weeks |
| Frequency of care recipient agitated behaviors | Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory scores | 6 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Activity parameters as assessed by FitBit | 6 weeks | |
| Depressive symptoms | Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale scores | 6 weeks |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Florida State University College of Medicine | Tallahassee | Florida | 32306 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 31866419 | Result | Terracciano A, Artese A, Yeh J, Edgerton L, Granville L, Aschwanden D, Luchetti M, Glueckauf RL, Stephan Y, Sutin AR, Katz P. Effectiveness of Powerful Tools for Caregivers on Caregiver Burden and on Care Recipient Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Aug;21(8):1121-1127.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.11.011. Epub 2019 Dec 19. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003704 | Dementia |
| D000544 | Alzheimer Disease |
| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D003863 | Depression |
| ID | Term |
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| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D019965 | Neurocognitive Disorders |
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| D017028 | Caregivers |
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| D006282 | Health Personnel |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |
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| Control with delayed intervention | Other | Control with delayed intervention |
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| Caregiving Self-Efficacy | Caregiving Self-Efficacy Scale scores | 6 weeks |
| Self-rated health | Single item "In general, would you say your health is...." with response options from 1= poor to 5=excellent. | 6 weeks |
| Life satisfaction | Single item "I am satisfied with my life" with response options from 0=Strongly disagree to 4=Strongly agree | 6 weeks |
| Perceived change | Perceived Change Index score | 6 weeks |
| Neuropsychiatric symptoms in care recipients | Neuropsychiatric Inventory score | 6 weeks |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D024801 | Tauopathies |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| D001519 | Behavior |