Trial reportStroke2015
Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Kit for Stroke Caregivers: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Trial report in Stroke, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01275495 (Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Intervention for Stroke Caregivers), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Intervention for Stroke Caregivers
Who cites it
31 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Information provision for stroke survivors and their carers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Telephone interventions, delivered by healthcare professionals, for providing education and psychosocial support for informal caregivers of adults with diagnosed illnesses.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions for Psychological Health of Stroke Caregivers: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Pooled it
- Effectiveness of the Online "Dialogue Circles" Nursing Intervention to Increase Positive Mental Health and Reduce the Burden of Caregivers of Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions. Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
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- The cost-effectiveness of a telephone-based intervention to support caregivers of older people discharged from hospital.BMC geriatrics · 2019Trial
- eHealth Technologies in Transitional Care Interventions for Stroke Survivors and Caregivers: A Scoping Review.Florence Nightingale journal of nursing · 2025Article
- Examining the Efficacy of the Telehealth Assessment and Skill-Building Kit (TASK III) Intervention for Stroke Caregivers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Topic: Evaluation and Treatment of Social Isolation and Loneliness: Evidence-based Recommendations for Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation.Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports · 2025Article
- Caregiver Wellness after Traumatic Brain Injury (CG-Well): Protocol for a randomized clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2024Article
- Telehealth in Informal Caregivers of Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- A stroke rehabilitation training program for community-based primary health care, South Africa.African journal of disability · 2023Article
- Relationships between care burden, resilience, and depressive symptoms among the main family caregivers of stroke patients: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Adapting the telephone assessment and skill-building kit to the telehealth technology preferences of stroke family caregivers.Research in nursing & health · 2021Article
- Telehealth Interventions for Family Caregivers of Persons with Chronic Health Conditions: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2021Review
- Family caregiving research: Reflecting on the past to inform the future.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2021Review
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- Postdischarge Intervention for Stroke Caregivers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Figuring it out by yourself: Perceptions of home-based care of stroke survivors, family caregivers and community health workers in a low-resourced setting, South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2020Article
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Authors and funding
10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
background and purposeThere are few evidence-based programs for stroke family caregivers postdischarge. The purpose of this study was to evaluate efficacy of the Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Kit (TASK II), a nurse-led intervention enabling caregivers to build skills based on assessment of their own needs.
methodsA total of 254 stroke caregivers (primarily female TASK II/information, support, and referral 78.0%/78.6%; white 70.7%/72.1%; about half spouses 48.4%/46.6%) were randomized to the TASK II intervention (n=123) or to an information, support, and referral group (n=131). Both groups received 8 weekly telephone sessions, with a booster at 12 weeks. General linear models with repeated measures tested efficacy, controlling for patient hospital days and call minutes. Prespecified 8-week primary outcomes were depressive symptoms (with Patient Health Questionnaire Depressive Symptom Scale PHQ-9 ≥5), life changes, and unhealthy days.
resultsAmong caregivers with baseline PHQ-9 ≥5, those randomized to the TASK II intervention had a greater reduction in depressive symptoms from baseline to 8, 24, and 52 weeks and greater improvement in life changes from baseline to 12 weeks compared with the information, support, and referral group (P<0.05); but not found for the total sample. Although not sustained at 12, 24, or 52 weeks, caregivers randomized to the TASK II intervention had a relatively greater reduction in unhealthy days from baseline to 8 weeks (P<0.05).
conclusionsThe TASK II intervention reduced depressive symptoms and improved life changes for caregivers with mild to severe depressive symptoms. The TASK II intervention reduced unhealthy days for the total sample, although not sustained over the long term. CLINICAL
trial registrationURL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01275495.
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