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Intervention Pilot With Parents of Technology-Dependent Children
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Resourcefulness Training for Depressive Symptoms and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 93 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Technology-dependent children, those who live at home but rely on medical equipment such as mechanical ventilation or feeding tubes, require complex care for their chronic condition. Parents usually provide a majority of their care and are often overwhelmed by the caregiving demands resulting in deterioration of their own mental and physical health. The goal of this 2-arm (intervention vs. attention control) RCT is to test a cognitive-behavioral Resourcefulness Training intervention that includes teaching social (help-seeking) and personal (self-help) resourcefulness skills; ongoing access to video vignettes of caregivers of technology-dependent children describing resourcefulness skill application in daily life; 4 weeks of skills' reinforcement using daily journal writing; weekly phone calls for the first 4 weeks; and booster sessions at 2 and 4 months post enrollment. The intervention is proposed to improve these caregivers' mental and physical health outcomes and family functioning outcomes while they continue to provide vital care for these vulnerable children.
Study Details
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Interventions
Cognitive-behavioral intervention that includes personal and social resourcefulness skills.