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| Name | Class |
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| Vilnius University | OTHER |
| University of Groningen | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy of internet intervention for informal caregivers in Lithuania in reducing their care-giving burden.
Intervention is going to take a form of an Internet based Cognitive Behavioural Treatment program (ICBT) consisting of eight modules. These are the themes, as listed chronologically: Introduction, Thoughts, Stress and relaxation, Problem Solving, Communication, Anxiety, Behavioural Activation, Maintenance. These themes were chosen after considering topics which might be the most useful for someone in a role of an informal caregiver, considering the trans-diagnostic nature of the intervention.
Effect of the intervention will be compared against a wait-list control group. Intervention is in Lithuanian.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention group LINGI | Experimental | Trans-diagnostic, 8 module, 8 week long internet intervention for reducing informal caregiver burden |
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| Control group | No Intervention | Participants in the control group will be instructed to wait. Once intervention group will be finished, participants in control group will be able to access the same intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Intervention group LINGI | Behavioral | Intervention based on cognitive behavioural therapy principles and culturally adapted to Lithuanian population. Intervention's main purpose is to reduce caregiver burden and increase quality of life. Intervention contains psycho-educational elements as well as examples and exercises. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change on Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) | This measure is used to evaluate caregiver burden. CBI contains 24 questions that are distributed within 5 facets - Time Dependency, Emotional Health, Development, Physical Health and Social Relationships. Answer options are presented on a 5-item Likert scale and ranges from from 0 ('Never') to 4 ('Nearly Always'). Total score on CBI is summed up and ranges from 0 to 96, higher score indicating higher levels of burden experienced. | Pre-treatment, week 4, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change on Perceived stress scale (PSS-14) | Measure will be used to evaluate levels of experienced stress. It contains 14 questions on a Likert scale ranging from 0 ('Never') to 4 ('Very Often'). Higher score indicates more severe symptoms. | Pre-treatment, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment |
| Change on The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Life Events Checklist (LEC) | This measure will be used for screening for potentially traumatic events in respondent's lifetime. This questionnaire contains 16 questions and a box for mentioning any other stressful events experienced by an individual. There are 6 answer options for: 'Happened to me', 'Witnessed it', 'Learned about it', 'Part of my job', 'Not sure' and 'Doesn't apply'. | Pre-treatment |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Gerhard Andersson, PhD | Linkoeping University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University | Linköping | Östergötland County | 58183 | Sweden |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 33825687 | Derived | Biliunaite I, Kazlauskas E, Sanderman R, Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene I, Dumarkaite A, Andersson G. Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Informal Caregivers: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Apr 7;23(4):e21466. doi: 10.2196/21466. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000084802 | Caregiver Burden |
| ID | Term |
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| D013315 | Stress, Psychological |
| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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Participants will be randomly allocated to either control or intervention group. Participants in the control group will receive the same treatment once the intervention group is finished with the treatment.
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Measure will be used to evaluate depressive symptoms. It contains 9 questions that must be responded to by choosing an answer from 4-item Likert scale, where number 0 indicates 'Not at all' and 3 - 'Nearly every day'. Higher score indicates more severe symptoms. |
| Pre-treatment, week 4, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment |
| Change on Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7) | Measure will be used to evaluate caregiver anxiety. GAD-7 contains 7 questions that must be responded to by choosing an answer from 4-item Likert scale, where number 0 indicates 'Not at all' and 3 - 'Nearly every day'. Higher score indicates more severe symptoms. | Pre-treatment, week 4, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment |
| Change on World Health Organisation (WHO-5) | This questionnaire contains 5 statements regarding individual's well-being. Each of the statements must be evaluated using 6-item Likert scale with a score of 0 indicating 'At no time' while a score of 5 - 'All the time'. Higher score indicates higher well-being. | Pre-treatment, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment |
| Change on The Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale (BBQ) | BBQ will be used for evaluating overall quality of life. It contains 12 statements ranging on a Likert scale from 0 - 'Strongly Disagree to 4 - 'Strongly Agree'. Higher score indicates higher quality of life. | Pre-treatment, week 8 and 12 months post-treatment |
| The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) | AUDIT will be used for assessing caregiver's alcohol consumption. It contains 10 questions in relation to the alcohol intake. Each question has varying answer options. Higher score indicates higher alcohol consumption and risks associated with it. | Pre-treatment |