The goal of the R21 project is to develop a culturally informed Caregiver Mental Health Mobile Application program that will promote early detection of mental health problems and deliver an evidence-based self-care intervention for family caregivers providing care to adults with chronic disease in Thailand.
The goal of the 2-year R21 project is to develop a culturally informed Caregiver Mental Health Mobile Application (hereafter referred to as CAMMA) program that will deliver an evidence-based intervention to reduce mental health problems in family caregivers of adults with chronic disorders in Thailand. Specific aims include: 1) Conducting qualitative research on family caregivers of persons with chronic disorders, focusing on their experience with mental health problems, caregiving practice, coping mechanisms, and socio-technological barriers to technology acceptance and use; 2) Develop a mobile application for the delivery of the CAMMA intervention; and 3) Conduct a formative evaluation of the CAMMA Intervention Components to ensure acceptability and usability of individual intervention components.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
The mobile application includes self-care tools, caregiving management tools, and online support groups
Ministry of Public Health
Bangkok, Thailand
RECRUITINGUsability
Measured by the System Usability Scale
Time frame: 5 weeks of intervention
Acceptability
Measured by the User Experience Questionnaire
Time frame: 5 week of intervention
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