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NCT Number: NCT03717077

Learned Resourcefulness Intervention

This study aimed to test the effects of a learned resourcefulness interveniton program on the learned resourcefulness, caregiver burden, quality of life for older family caregivers.

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Key information

Conditions

Self-Control Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Caregiver Burden Quality of Life Social Behavior Stress, Psychological

Age range

60 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Meng-Chun Chen (MCC)

Chiayi City, 61363, Taiwan

About this study

A quasi-experimental trail will be used to test the effects of a learned resourcefulness intervention program on the learned resourcefulness, caregiver burden, quality of life for older family caregivers. Through the use of convenience sampling strategy, one teaching medical hospital with approximately 104 older family caregivers in southern Taiwan will be recruited and simple randomly assigned based on teaching medical hospital to a Learned resourcefulness intervention program experimental group or a wait-list control group. Participants in the experimental group will receive the learned resourcefulness intervention program led by researcher, one time per week, 50 minutes for one week, 10 minutes for these weeks; participants in the wait-list control group will continue to receive their home care service. One pre-test and two post-tests, all participants will assessed for learned resourcefulness, caregiver burden, quality of life at baseline, and at 5 and 9 weeks of the study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • aged 60 and above
  • family caregivers of disabled adults who received home care service
  • cognitively intact as assessed by SPMSQ score of 8 and above
  • disabled adults will assessed by Barthel Index score of 60 and bellow
  • able to answer questions

Exclusion criteria

  • participants with severe mental disabilities

Treatment and study plan

learned resourcefulness intervention

Procedure

The LR program includes: 1) Solving problem strategy, 2) Organizing daily actions, 3) Using self-regulation, 4) Reframing positive situations, 5) Changing negative self-thinking, 6) Exploring new thinking and skills. It is conducted one time per week.

Primary outcomes

  1. Self-control as the learned resourcefulness measured by Rosenbaum's self control schedule

    Time frame: 9 weeks

    which is a 36-item scale, is used to measure the cognitive and problem-solving skills, the higher the score, the better a self-control of a person

  2. Caregiver burden measured by caregiver burden scale

    Time frame: 9 weeks

    which is a 20-item scale by Lee and Wu, The total score ranges between 0 and 60, with a higher score representing a higher degree of burden.

  3. Quality of life measured by EuroQol five dimension scale (ED-5Q)

    Time frame: 9 weeks

    The EuroQol five dimension scale (ED-5Q) developed by the EuroQol Group, the higher the score, the better the state of health.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Learned Resourcefulness Intervention on Learned Resourcefulness, Caregiver Burden, Quality of Life for Older Family Caregivers

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Oct 24, 2018
Registry last updated
Jan 28, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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