Caregiving Clinical Trial
Official title:
Promoting Stroke Caregiver Health Vis Self Care TALK: Education and Support Telephone Partnerships With Nurses
Most stroke survivors return home, where their care is supported by family and friends.
Although family caring at home is usually rewarding, it is often challenging, too. The
demands and responsibilities of caring for a loved one at home can be stressful. The actual
activities of caregiving vary according to the needs of the stroke survivor, but can include
helping with bathing, dressing, eating, and many other activities. Caregivers must learn
care techniques and how to manage changes in roles and lifestyle. While adjusting to these
changes, caregivers may be advised to 'take care' of themselves, but may not receive
guidance or support for doing this. In this study, we are testing a self-care intervention
for older, spouse caregivers of persons with stroke to see how helpful the intervention is
in reducing distress and in helping caregivers adopt and maintain healthy lifestyle
behaviors.
We have developed an intervention for caregivers that is called Self-Care TALK. The
intervention includes creating a health-promoting, self-care education and support
partnership between caregivers and nurses through the use of weekly telephone conversations.
Each conversation focuses on a health-related topic, such as: healthy habits, building
self-esteem, focusing on the positive, avoiding role overload, communicating, and building
meaning. The conversations follow a basic format, but also are unique to each person.
Participants complete questionnaires before and after the intervention, so that we can test
the effect of participation in Self-Care TALK on caregiver health.
We know that education and support about self-care can be achieved through partnerships
between family caregivers and health care professionals. Our goal is to build on this
knowledge in testing whether participation in the Self-Care TALK intervention will result in
less distress and better health and well-being for spouse caregivers, compared to caregivers
who receive no additional care beyond usual education and support. In working toward this
goal, we are using a partnership approach, in which nurses and caregivers discuss several
health-related topics and mutually identify creative solutions for caregivers to incorporate
self-care and health-promotion strategies into their daily routines. Promoting healthy
outcomes for caregivers is essential to supporting their personal well-being, and to
fostering their ability to continue home care for their loved one.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 39 |
Est. completion date | February 2010 |
Est. primary completion date | March 2008 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 55 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Age 55 years or older - Married or married equivalent - Living with and caring for a spouse/partner surviving a first-ever stroke occurring 6 - 36 months before enrollment - Can participate by telephone - Speaks English |
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | University of Kansas | Kansas City | Kansas |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Kansas Medical Center | American Heart Association |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | SF-36v2, PCS (perceived physical health) SF-36v2, MCS (perceived mental health) | 2 months and 6 months post enrollment | No | |
Secondary | M-CSI: modified (caregiver strain),SRAHP (self efficacy for health), CED-D (depression) | 2 and 6 months post enrollment | No |
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