Spanish Intervention for Caregivers of Veterans With Stroke

Conditions

• Depression

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

N/A - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• RESCUE Problem Solving Intervention — OTHER
  The RESCUE Problem Solving Intervention: This is an education and support intervention for caregivers of Veterans with stroke. The investigators taught study participants the COPE (Creativity, Optimism, Planning, Expert Advice) model of problem solving and guided them through the application of this model in their caregiver role. They also receive tailored stroke education, specific to their needs.

Study Details

This research study will test a problem-solving intervention for Spanish-speaking stroke caregivers that will be delivered over the telephone and online via the previously developed and nationally available Spanish version of the RESCUE website. The investigators will adapt their previously pilot-tested problem-solving intervention and make it culturally-relevant for Hispanic caregivers. The investigators' main goal is to test the efficacy of a brief, telephone and online problem-solving intervention. The objectives are: 1) reduce caregiver burden and depression, 2) improve caregivers' problem-solving abilities, self-efficacy, and quality of life, 3) improve Veterans' functional abilities and determine the intervention's impact on Veterans' healthcare utilization, 4) determine budgetary impact, and 5) determine caregivers' perceptions of the intervention.

Key Dates

Start date

Jan 1, 2018

Status verified

Dec 2025

Primary completion

Mar 4, 2024

Completion

Mar 4, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment

210 participants (actual)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

• No Intervention: Standard Care
  The standard care group will receive the usual standard care they would receive had they not been enrolled in this study
• Experimental: Problem Solving Intervention
  Participants in the intervention group received an 8-week problem-solving session conducted over the phone by a trainer interventionist. The intervention consists of four components: 1. Introduction to the RESCUE website and the problem-solving method; 2. Illustrative example on how to use the problem-solving approach and the RESCUE website to address caregiving problems; 3. Individualized practice exercise to develop a personalized problem-solving plan; and 4. Summary of the problem-solving method.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Caregiver Depression at 9 Weeks [ Time Frame: 9 weeks after baseline ]

Locations (3)

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