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ArticleInternational journal of geriatric psychiatry2016

A telehealth behavioral coaching intervention for neurocognitive disorder family carers.

Ann M Steffen, Judith R Gant

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Article in International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07305415 (Integrative Therapeutic Programme to Regulate Expressed Emotions Among Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07305415 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Integrative Therapeutic Programme to Regulate Expressed Emotions Among Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe University of Hong KongRan2025 to 2027Enrolled56ConditionsBPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion, Depressive Symptom, Caregiving StressArmsCaregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Trends in Telecare Use among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ann M SteffenDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Judith R GantDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
University of Missouri–St. Louis · US

Funding

REDUCING DEPRESSION IN DEMENTIA CAREGIVERSR21MH061956 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS · PI STEFFEN, ANN M · 2000 to 2002
$555k
NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH061956
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study examined the differential impact of two telehealth programs for women caring for an older adult with a neurocognitive disorder. Outcomes examined were depressive symptoms, upset following disruptive behaviors, anxious and angry mood states, and caregiving self-efficacy.

methodsWomen cohabitating with a family member diagnosed with a neurocognitive disorder were assigned via random allocation to either of the following: (1) a 14-week behavioral intervention using video instructional materials, workbook and telephone coaching in behavioral management, pleasant events scheduling, and relaxation or (2) a basic education guide and telephone support comparison condition. Telephone assessments were conducted by interviewers blind to treatment condition at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 6 months following intervention.

resultsFor those providing in-home care at post-treatment, depressive symptoms, upset following disruptive behaviors, and negative mood states were statistically lower in the behavioral coaching condition than in the basic education and support condition. Reliable change index analyses for Beck Depression Inventory II scores favored the behavioral coaching condition. Caregiving self-efficacy scores for obtaining respite and for managing patient behavioral disturbances were significantly higher in the coaching condition. Effect sizes were moderate but not maintained at the 6-month follow-up.

conclusionsThis study provides some initial evidence for the efficacy of a telehealth behavioral coaching intervention compared with basic education and telephone support. Carers' abilities to maintain strategy use during progressive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease likely require longer intervention contact than provided in the current study. Dementia carers, including those living in rural areas, can benefit from accessible and empirically supported interventions that can be easily disseminated across distances at modest cost.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBehavior TherapyCaregiversDementiaDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansMiddle AgedMood DisordersOutcome Assessment, Health CareStress, PsychologicalTelemedicineTelephonebehavioral treatmentsdepressionfamily caregivingneurocognitive disorders

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PMID26077904
PMCPMC4744782
OpenAlexW2155219818

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