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Trial reportBMC geriatrics2017

Study protocol: pragmatic randomized control trial of an internet-based intervention (My tools 4 care) for family carers.

Wendy Duggleby, Jenny Ploeg, Carrie McAiney, Kathryn Fisher, Jenny Swindle, Tracey Chambers, Sunita Ghosh, Shelley Peacock, Maureen Markle-Reid, Jean Triscott and 3 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialPragmatic Clinical Trial
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Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02428387 (Evaluation of a Transition Intervention for Family Caregivers of Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Multiple Chronic Conditions), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02428387 nacompletednot on this map

Evaluation of a Transition Intervention for Family Caregivers of Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Multiple Chronic Conditions

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of AlbertaRan2015 to 2017Enrolled199ConditionsFamily, DementiaArmsMy Tools 4 Care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Wendy DugglebyFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Level 3 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 11405 87 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1C9, Canada. wendy.duggleby@ualberta.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-3444-0392
Jenny PloegAging, Community and Health Research Unit, School of Nursing, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Room HSC3N25L, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
Carrie McAineyFaculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University 1280 Main Street West, Room HSC3N25L, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
Kathryn FisherHealth Sciences, School of Nursing, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Room HSC3N25L, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
Jenny SwindleFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Level 3 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 11405 87 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1C9, Canada.
Tracey ChambersAging, Community and Health Research Unit, School of Nursing, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Room HSC3N25L, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
Sunita GhoshDepartment of Medical Oncology/Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Shelley PeacockCollege of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, 4340 E-wing Health Sciences Building, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, Canada.
Maureen Markle-ReidAging, Community and Health Research Unit, School of Nursing, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Room HSC3N25L, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
Jean TriscottDepartment of Family Medicine & Director, Division of Care of the Elderly, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Allison WilliamsSchool of Geography & Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Dorothy ForbesFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Level 3 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 11405 87 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1C9, Canada.
Lori PollardFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Level 3 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 11405 87 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1C9, Canada.
University of Alberta · CAMcMaster University · CAHamilton Health Sciences · CAUniversity of Saskatchewan · CA

Funding

CIHR TTF 128261
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFamily carers of older persons with Alzheimer's' disease and related dementia (ADRD) and multiple chronic conditions (MCC) experience significant, complex, and distressing transitions such as changes to their environment, roles and relationships, physical health, and mental health. An online intervention (My Tools 4 Care) was developed for family carers of persons with ADRD and MCC living at home, with the aim of supporting these carers through transitions and increasing their self-efficacy, hope, and health related quality of life (HRQoL). This study will evaluate My Tools 4 Care (MT4C) by asking the following research questions: 1. Does use of MT4C result in a 3 month (immediately post intervention) and 6-month (3 months after intervention) increase in HRQoL, self-efficacy, and hope, in carers of persons with ADRD and MCC compared to an educational control group? 2. Does use of MT4C help carers of community-dwelling older adults with ADRD and MCC deal with significant changes they experience as carers? and 3. Are the effects/benefits of the MT4C intervention achieved at no additional cost compared to an educational control group? METHODS/

designUsing a pragmatic mixed methods randomized controlled trial design, 180 family carers of community dwelling older persons (65 years of age and older) with ADRD and MCC will participate in the study. Data will be collected from the intervention and an educational control group at four time points: baseline, 1 month, 3 and 6 months. We expect to find that family carers using MT4C will show greater improvement in hope, self-efficacy and HRQoL, at no additional cost from a societal perspective, compared to those in the educational control group. General estimating equations will be used to determine differences between groups and over time. DISCUSSION: Data collection began in Ontario and Alberta Canada in June 2015 and is expected to be completed in June 2017. The results will inform policy and practice as MT4C can be easily revised for local contexts and is scalable in terms of posting on websites such as those hosted by the Alzheimer Society.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02428387.

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Alzheimer DiseaseMultiple Chronic ConditionsQuality of LifeStress, PsychologicalAdultAgedCanadaCaregiversComputer-Assisted InstructionFemaleHumansIndependent LivingIntergenerational RelationsMaleResearch DesignCarersDementiaOnline interventionPragmatic Trial

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PMID28806917
PMCPMC5557259
OpenAlexW2749853641

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