CWRU Research Study: Looking for grandmothers living with grandchildren, 18 years of age or younger, to take part in a study to compare methods of dealing with the stress of caregiving to grandchildren. Participants need to have daily access to a computer, complete four surveys online, and be willing to write in a journal every day for a month. Participants will be compensated for their time.
This is a randomized clinical trial that will compare two methods of dealing with stress of grandparent caregiving to grandchildren.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
346
Cognitive behavioral skills training and 4 weeks of online journaling
Reflective journaling training and 4 weeks of online journaling Training in reflective journaling and 4 weeks of online journaling
CWRU
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Depressive Symptoms
Center for Epidemiologic Disease - Depression Scale (CES-D) Radloff, 1977. Composite item derived from 20 item scale. Individual items are scored on a 4 point likert scale (0-3). Individual items are summed and possible scale scores range from 0-60. Higher scores represent greater depressive symptoms. Scores of 16 or greater are interpreted as indicating an increased risk of diagnosis of clinical depression.
Time frame: comparison of baseline with 24 weeks post journaling completion
Well Being
SF 12 individual item: overall self-appraised health. This is a single response item "In general, would you say your health is..." Participants respond on 5 point scale with response options ranging from Poor (1) to Excellent (5). Higher scores indicate better self-appraised health.
Time frame: comparison of baseline with 24 weeks post journaling
Family Well Being - Composite Score Derived From 12 Items.
General Family Functioning 12 item subscale of the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD). Participants respond on a 5 point likert scale. The subscale is the mean of the participant's responses to the 12 items with possible composite scores of 0-5. Higher scores indicate worse family well being.
Time frame: comparison of baseline with 24 weeks post journaling
SF-12 Mental Health Composite Score
Normed score generated by vendor-provided software using all 12 items of the SF-12v2 Health Survey. Scores range from 0-100, with higher scores indicating better mental health. Note: the SF-12 measures 8 health domains (Physical Function, Bodily Pain, Vitality, Role-Emotional, Role-Physical, General Health, Social Function, Mental Health) across 12 individual response questions. All 12 responses are normed for gender, and country of origin and differentially weighted to calculate scores for both physical and mental health.
Time frame: Baseline vs 24 week followup
SF-12 Physical Health Composite Score
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Normed score generated by vendor-provided software using all 12 items of the SF-12v2 Health Survey. Scores range from 0-100, with higher scores indicating better physical health. Note: the SF-12 measures 8 health domains (Physical Function, Bodily Pain, Vitality, Role-Emotional, Role-Physical, General Health, Social Function, Mental Health) across 12 individual response questions. All 12 responses are normed for gender, and country of origin and differentially weighted to calculate scores for both physical and mental health.
Time frame: Baseline vs 24 week followup