The overarching goal of this project is to evaluate if evidence-based interventions can reduce PDG, burden, and stress in informal caregivers of individuals with dementia when provided over telehealth.
Aim 1: Examine the effects of two individual evidence-based therapies for informal caregivers of dementia patients over telehealth.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Individual tele-therapy 12 to 16 weeks
Individual therapy 12 to 16 weeks
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGProlonged Grief Scale-12 (measuring pre-death grief)
The PG-12 (range 11-55; higher scores mean higher pre-death grief), which is used to measure pre-death grief will be used to measure grief of having a loved one live with a life limiting illness and no longer be able to engage in valued activities.
Time frame: [Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months]
Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI)
Informal caregivers, usually family member, have an increase in burden or feeling they are overwhelmed by their current circumstances. The ZBI is between 0-48, higher scores indicating higher burden.
Time frame: [Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months]
Perceived Stress Scale
Informal caregivers, usually family members, are unpaid and have a tendency to feel tense and emotionally drained do to caregiving. Scores range from 0-40 with higher scores indicating higher rates of stress.
Time frame: [Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months]
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