Clinical trial NCT00271375: Evaluating the Carter Institute Caregiver Education Program at the VA
Official title: Evaluating the Carter Institute Caregiver Education Program at the VA
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Caregivers
Keywords: Age
Caregivers
Family
Intervention Studies
Lead sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Sponsor class: FED
First posted: 2005-12-30
Enrollment: 254
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 55
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: FACTORIAL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: This project implemented and evaluated the Rosalyn Carter Institute's (RCI's) educational and support program for caregivers, "Caring for You, Caring for Me." Specifically, it examined effects of the program upon family caregivers to older adults in the Atlanta area and elderly Veterans receiving outpatient primary care at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).

Detailed description: Primary objectives of the research were:

1. to evaluate user satisfaction with and perceived utility of the "Caring for You, Caring for Me" caregiver educational program among formal (VHA staff) and informal (family) caregivers who undergo the program;
2. to assess effects of the program upon psychosocial and physical well-being of informal caregivers over a 1-year period .

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Family members of Veterans aged 65+ years and receiving care through the Atlanta VAMC's Clinic and Atlanta area.
* Must be the primary caregiver to someone 55 and over.
* Must have been assisting with at least one activity of daily living (ADL) for at least 6 months prior to beginning the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Caregivers are automatically excluded if veteran has a terminal illness with six months or less to live.

Primary outcomes:
measure: To Evaluate User Satisfaction With and Perceived Utility of the "Caring for You, Caring for Me" Caregiver Educational Program Among Formal (VHA Staff) and Informal (Family) Caregivers Who Undergo the Program
timeFrame: 18 Months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Subjective Health
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up
measure: Physical Role Function
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up
measure: Physical Function
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up
measure: Depressive Symptoms
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up
measure: Caregiver Burden
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up
measure: Caregiver Satisfaction
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up
measure: Caregiver Mastery
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up
measure: Caregiver Efficacy
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up
measure: Personal Mastery
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up
measure: Perceived Social Support
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 Month Follow-up, 12 Month Follow-up
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Decatur
country: United States
facility: VA Medical Center, Decatur
state: Georgia
Study officials:
affiliation: Atlanta VAMC
name: Patricia Griffiths, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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