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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Cost-Effectiveness and Effects of a Home-Based Exercise Intervention for Female Caregivers of Relatives with Dementia: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Miguel Madruga, Josué Prieto, Paloma Rohlfs, Narcís Gusi

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Miguel MadrugaPhysical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10071 Cáceres, Spain.
Josué PrietoPhysical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10071 Cáceres, Spain.
Paloma RohlfsPhysical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10071 Cáceres, Spain.
Narcís GusiPhysical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10071 Cáceres, Spain.
Universidad de Extremadura · ESCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable · ESUniversidad de Salamanca · ES

Funding

Consejería de Educación y Empleo, Junta de Extremadura 2PR02B017Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI051601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous research has proposed a range of support interventions to mitigate the adverse impact of caregiving on the daily life of caregivers of relatives with dementia. However, the effectiveness of these interventions shows a high variability. Informal caregivers usually lack the time and/or live too far from conventional facilities to do physical exercise, especially those who live in rural areas. Thus, home-based interventions may be more efficacious due to their greater convenience for this population. The present work proposes and describes a study protocol for a randomized control trial that will analyze the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a home-based, structured individual physical exercise intervention to improve the health-related quality of life and the mental health of female informal caregivers of relatives with dementia. The nine-month-long intervention will comprise participation in two supervised physical exercise sessions per week at the caregiver's home. The proposed study outcomes will be: (1) feasibility of and adherence to the home-based provision of the intervention; (2) improvement in physical fitness and quality of life; and (3) reduction in subjective burden, psychological symptomatology and depression. Analyses will also be performed to determine the cost-effectiveness after the intervention. In conclusion, this intervention might thus represent a tailored and feasible strategy to help caregivers cope with the physical and psychological stress resulting from caregiving-related responsibilities, and it could represent a novel cost-effective support home-based intervention for caregivers.

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burdencost-effectivenessfitnesshome-based exerciseinformal caregiverpsychological symptomsquality of life

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PMID32155761
PMCPMC7151160
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