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| Name | Class |
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| The Swedish Research Council | OTHER_GOV |
| Swedish Cancer Society | OTHER |
| Uppsala University Hospital | OTHER |
| Region Västerbotten |
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Informal caregivers to patients with head and neck cancer report that they are unprepared for caregiving, that they experience a high caregiver burden and a deteriorated health. The aim is to develop an internet based intervention for informal caregivers of individuals with head and neck cancer and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. The internet based intervention (Carer eSupport) will be based on scientific evidence, established theoretical frameworks and focus groups with caregivers and health care professionals. The feasibility and acceptability of Carer eSupport will be evaluated by 30 caregivers who will have access to Carer eSupport during one months. The feasibility and acceptability of Carer eSupport will be evaluated with quantitative and qualitative data.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Internet based support | Other | Internet based support for informal caregivers to individuals who are undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Internet based support | Other | Carer eSupport is designed to prepare informal caregivers for caregiving, to decrease caregiver burden and prevent a deteriorated health. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Inclusion rate | The proportion of caregivers who give informed consent for participation | 4 months |
| Utilization of Carer eSupport | The proportion of included caregivers who take use of Carer eSupport | 2 months |
| Attrition | The proportion of included caregivers who withdraw from the study | 3 months |
| Completion of questionnaires | The proportion of included caregivers who complete questionnaires | 3 months |
| Perceived feasibility | Qualitative data from semi-structured individual interviews exploring perceived feasibility of Carer eSupport. | Within 1 months after completion of testing Carer eSupport. |
| Perceived acceptability | Qualitative data from semi-structured individual interviews exploring perceived acceptability of Carer eSupport. | Within 1 months after completion of testing Carer eSupport. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The Preparedness for caregiving scale | A brief 8-item self-report measure assessing preparedness for caregiving, a potential primary outcome in a future randomized controlled trial. | Assessed at baseline and at 1 months after access to Carer eSupport |
| Caregiver´s burden scale |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Birgitta Johansson, Docent | Uppsala University, Department of Immunology, Genetics and pathology | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Örebro University Hospital | Örebro | Blekinge Län | 70185 | Sweden | ||
| Uppsala university hospital |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 35623759 | Derived | Langegard U, Cajander A, Carlsson M, von Essen L, Ahmad A, Laurell G, Tiblom Ehrsson Y, Johansson B. Internet-based support for informal caregivers to individuals with head and neck cancer (Carer eSupport): a study protocol for the development and feasibility testing of a complex online intervention. BMJ Open. 2022 May 27;12(5):e057442. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057442. |
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There is no plan to make individual participant data (IPD) available to other researchers, since this is a feasibility study.
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| ID | Term |
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| D006258 | Head and Neck Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
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| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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| OTHER_GOV |
| Region Örebro County | OTHER |
Single group posttest only design
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A 22-item self-report measure assessing caregiver burden, a potential primary outcome in a future randomized controlled trial. |
| Assessed at baseline and at 1 months after access to Carer eSupport. |
| Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), v2. | A 36-item self-report measure assessing self-perceived health, a potential secondary outcome in a future randomized controlled trial. | Assessed at baseline and at 1 months after access to Carer eSupport. |
| The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 | A 21-item self-report measure assessing depression, anxiety, and stress, a potential secondary outcome in a future randomized controlled trial. | Assessed at baseline and at 1 months after access to Carer eSupport. |
| The Multidimensional fatigue inventory | A 20-item self-report measure assessing five dimensions of fatigue, a potential secondary outcome in a future randomized controlled trial. | Assessed at baseline and at 1 months after access to Carer eSupport. |
| Uppsala |
| Uppsala County |
| 75105 |
| Sweden |
| Norrland University Hospital | Umeå | Västerbotten County | 90737 | Sweden |
| Sahlgrenska university hospital | Gothenburg | Västra Götaland County | 41345 | Sweden |