Status:
COMPLETED
Support for Caregivers of Older Adults With Cognitive Decline
Lead Sponsor:
State University of New York at Buffalo
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation (Funding source)
Conditions:
Caregiver Burden
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This randomized control study is to test effectiveness of occupational therapy support for informal caregivers of older adults with cognitive decline. Care recipients are community-living older adults...
Detailed Description
Family caregivers of frail older adults with cognitive impairments face special challenges in caring for their care recipients (CR) due to their fast declining health. Examples of difficulties include...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- • Caregivers of community-dwelling older adults (55 and over) who are member of the PACE
- Adult 21 years or older
- Living with the care recipient or within a distance so that they can visit him/her minimum once a week
- Cognitively intact (can recall three words immediately and 3 minutes later)
- Competent in English
Exclusion
- One instrument (Positive aspect of caregiving) is only available in English. To fully understand caregivers' challenges and convey solutions, our current study OT graduate students are not competent enough in other languages to provide interventions. We do not have budget to hire interpreters.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 19 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 31 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04787068
Start Date
January 19 2018
End Date
May 31 2020
Last Update
March 8 2021
Active Locations (1)
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State University of New York
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214