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Evaluating the Feasibility of a Mobile Phone-based Intervention (Zalo App) on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress of Family Caregivers of People With Dementia.
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Information including knowledge and skills related to dementia patient care and Usual care for Dementia. Completed, enrolled 60 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
Background: The growing number of older people with dementia increases demand on informal caregivers who lack information and skills, leading to a high psychological burden in care provision. The proposed smartphone app-based intervention will provide a convenient and feasible solution for reducing depression, stress, and anxiety among dementia carers in Vietnam. This study aims to: (1) understanding the information and skills required by informal carers to populate the content of the intervention and (2) test the clinical feasibility of the intervention and feasibility of a fully- power randomized controlled trial. Methods: The setting of this study is the geriatrics department in Gia Dinh People's hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. The eligible participants are the informal caregivers of patients with dementia living in the community, who use smartphones. Phase 1 will involve 20 interviews, conducted with 20 dementia carers to determine what information and skills they need most. These findings will be used to design the content of the intervention, which will comprise 8 weekly, online, psycho-educational, group sessions hosted on the Zalo app. Phase 2: using a pilot randomized control trial design, 60 participants will be assigned to the intervention or control group by the block randomization method with a ratio of 1:1. The participants will complete questionnaires at baseline, post-intervention and 3 month post-intervention. Outcome measures include DASS21 (Depression, anxiety and stress 21), dementia understanding, perceived social support, and caregiver's perceived burden. The primary outcome is the feasibility of the intervention and a future fully-power randomized controlled trial including acceptability and perceived effectiveness of the intervention and the rate of recruitment, retention, and completion of assessments.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The intervention will be administered to the participants via a smartphone app (Zalo app). Weekly, the investigator will post one of the eight topics identified in Phase 1 in the chat room. After posting the topic, one investigator will call the participants to ensure they read and understand the contents.
Caregivers will be introduce to the website www.alzheimer.org to search for eligible information