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| Name | Class |
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| The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation | OTHER |
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With the aging population, the prevalence of dementia is increasing dramatically. People living with dementia are highly dependent on family care partners, who may have little knowledge of the disorder. National and provincial guidelines have all highlighted the importance of online resources to improve care partner education; however, very few have been widely implemented or rigorously studied.
The investigators have developed the award-winning dementia education platform to complement traditional patient and family educational approaches. It allows free access to multimedia e-learning lessons, live expert webinars, and email-based content that care partners can access any time, anywhere.
In a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT), the investigators propose to study 1) the feasibility and care partner acceptance of the intervention and some of the study methods, and 2) the impact of the intervention on care partner self-efficacy, knowledge, and sense of burden.
This initiative has the potential to improve the quality, cost effectiveness, and efficiency of dementia care. The intervention could be easily scaled and spread both provincially and nationally to complement other dementia education methods, at a time when the prevalence of dementia is increasing and access to high quality internet-based interventions is essential.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Education Intervention | Experimental |
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| Education Control | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Education Intervention | Other | Participants in the intervention group will be provided e-learning about dementia and promoting brain health, consisting of the following components:
Participants will have 8-weeks to complete the intervention. The total time to complete is approximately 5-6 hours. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Intervention adherence (time spent) | Lesson completed data and email open rates will be collected and saved to quantify the time(s) spent on intervention activities. | 8 weeks |
| Participant satisfaction | A custom satisfaction questionnaire data adapted from the Information Assessment Method For All (IAM4all) will be collected and saved to assess satisfaction with the intervention. | 8 weeks |
| Participant satisfaction | A custom implementation oral interview questionnaire adapted from The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) will be collected and saved to assess implementation of the intervention. | 8 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Recruitment rates | Participant recruitment numbers will be collected and saved to quantify the number of interested participants. | 8 weeks |
| Attrition rates | Participant attrition rates will be collected and saved to quantify the number of study dropouts vs completions |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| McMaster University | Hamilton | Ontario | L8S 4L8 | Canada |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 40466093 | Derived | Levinson AJ, Ayers S, Clark S, Woodburn R, Markle-Reid M, McKenna B, Oliver D, Papaioannou A, Siu H, Sztramko R. Web-Based Education Program for Care Partners of People Living With Dementia (iGeriCare): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Jun 4;14:e67048. doi: 10.2196/67048. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003704 | Dementia |
| D000084802 | Caregiver Burden |
| D000544 | Alzheimer Disease |
| 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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| ID | Term |
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| D018479 | Early Intervention, Educational |
| ID | Term |
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| D002662 | Child Health Services |
| D003153 | Community Health Services |
| D006296 | Health Services |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |
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This study is a two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial.
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| Education Control | Other | Participants in the control group will be provided e-learning about dementia and promoting brain health, consisting of the following components:
Participants will have 8-weeks to complete. The total time to complete is approximately 1-2 hours. Note: All participants will receive access to all e-learning at the conclusion of the study. |
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| 8 weeks |
| Change from baseline in the Revised Scale for Caregiving Self-Efficacy (RSCSE) at 8 weeks. | Self-efficacy will be measured through the Revised Scale for Caregiving Self-Efficacy (RSCSE) (reliability α = >.80). The RSCSE contains 15 items within 3 subscales (self-efficacy for obtaining respite, responding to disruptive patient behaviours, and controlling upsetting thoughts about caregiving). Higher scores indicate a higher level of self-efficacy. | 0, 8 weeks |
| Change from baseline in the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) at 8 weeks. | Knowledge will be measured through the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) (reliability α = .85; ωh = .87; overall scale). The DKAS consists of 25 items on different aspects of dementia that could be answered with 'True,' 'Probably True,' 'False, 'Probably False,' or 'I don't know.' Higher scores indicate a higher level of dementia knowledge. | 0, 8 weeks |
| Change from baseline in the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) at 8 weeks. | Burden will be measured through the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) (reliability α = .92). The ZBI contains 22 items. Each item on the interview is a statement which the caregiver is asked to endorse using a 5-point scale. Response options range from 0 (Never) to 4 (Nearly Always). Higher scores indicate a higher level of burden. | 0, 8 weeks |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D013315 | Stress, Psychological |
| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D024801 | Tauopathies |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| D011314 | Preventive Health Services |