Trial reportJournal of the American Medical Directors Association2020
Effectiveness of Powerful Tools for Caregivers on Caregiver Burden and on Care Recipient Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02697721 (Optimization of "Powerful Tools for Caregivers" of Dementia Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Optimization of "Powerful Tools for Caregivers" of Dementia Patients
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Randomized controlled trials on promoting self-care behaviors among informal caregivers of older patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Relieving care burden and promoting health-related quality of life for family caregivers of elderly people with Alzheimer's disease via an empowerment program.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Trial
- Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Utility of the Home Alone Intervention: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study.Journal of aging research · 2026Article
- Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial: effect of an interdisciplinary psycho-educational intervention programme on caregivers of dependent older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Interventions to Relieve the Burden on Informal Caregivers of Older People with Dementia: A Scoping Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Aduhelm, the Newly Approved Medication for Alzheimer Disease: What Epidemiologists Can Learn and What Epidemiology Can Offer.American journal of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Personality and psychological health in caregivers of older relatives: a case-control study.Aging & mental health · 2021Article
- Psychometric Evaluation and Workflow Integration Study of a Tablet-Based Tool to Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Training Needs Among Family Caregivers Assisting During Home Health, as Identified by Home Health Clinicians.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2020Article
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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention, Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC), for family caregivers of individuals with dementia.
designA pragmatic, 2-arm randomized controlled trial compared the PTC intervention, as delivered in practice, to usual care. Participants randomized to usual care functioned as a control group and then received the PTC intervention.
interventionPTC is a 6-week manualized program that includes weekly 2-hour classes in a group setting facilitated by 2 trained and certified leaders. The educational program helps caregivers to enhance self-care practices and manage emotional distress. SETTING AND
participantsTwo stakeholder organizations delivered the intervention in community settings. Participants were family caregivers of individuals with dementia recruited from the community in Florida.
methodsPrimary outcomes were caregiver burden and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia of the care recipient. Secondary outcomes included caregiver depressive symptoms, self-efficacy, self-rated health, and life satisfaction. Measures were collected at baseline (n = 60 participants), postintervention (n = 55), and at 6-week follow-up (n = 44).
resultsIntent-to-treat analyses found PTC reduced caregiver burden (d = -0.48) and depressive symptoms (d = -0.53), and increased self-confidence (d = 0.68), but found no significant benefit for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in care recipients. PTC was rated highly by participants and program attrition was low, with 94% of caregivers completing at least 4 of the 6 classes. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Although no significant effects were found for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, this trial supports the effectiveness of PTC to improve caregiver outcomes as delivered in the community.
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