ArticleBMC geriatrics2020
Care of family caregivers of persons with dementia (CaFCa) through a tailor-made mobile app: study protocol of a complex intervention study.
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- Technology-Based Counselling for People with Dementia and Their Informal Carers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2023Pooled it
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- mHealth based intervention by social care professionals to support family caregivers to persons with dementia living at home in Sweden (Caregiver Connect): a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2024Trial
- Challenges and coping strategies of family caregivers of older adults with dementia in Africa: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Professional Support Through a Tailor-Made Mobile App to Reduce Stress and Depressive Symptoms Among Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: Mixed Methods Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
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- Providing and receiving support through a tailor-made mobile app: a qualitative study on experience of professionals and family caregivers to persons with dementia.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Understanding caregiver burden and quality of life in Kerala's primary palliative care program: a mixed methods study from caregivers and providers' perspectives.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Applicability of the Self-Evaluation Scale of nursing practices for improving sleep quality among patients with dementia taking sleeping pills to general nurses.Journal of rural medicine : JRM · 2024Article
- Attitudes toward pre-symptomatic screening for Alzheimer's dementia in five European countries: a comparison of family members of people with Alzheimer's dementiaFrontiers in genetics · 2023Article
- Value co-creation with family caregivers to people with dementia through a tailor-made mHealth application: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Understanding the lived experiences of family caregivers of individuals with dementia in Soweto, a South African Township.Dementia (London, England) · 2022Article
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- Smartphone applications for informal caregivers of chronically ill patients: a scoping review.NPJ digital medicine · 2022Article
- Comparison of Swedish nurses' attitudes toward involving families in care over a decade.BMC nursing · 2022Article
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- Technological Applications Contributing to Relieve Care Burden or to Sleep of Caregivers and People With Dementia: A Scoping Review From the Perspective of Social Isolation.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, family members account for the main source of caregiving of persons with dementia living at home. Providing care to family members with dementia often has negative health consequences for caregivers such as stress, depression and low quality of life. Yet, formal support for family caregivers (FCs) is limited. Telehealth technology has the potential to provide health care and social support to FCs. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of providing support by healthcare professionals (HPs) through a mobile app in reducing stress, depressive symptoms and loneliness, and improving mental health and quality of life of FCs of persons with dementia.
methodsUsing a pragmatic intervention design, this study will use pre- and post-intervention assessment to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed intervention in a sample of 78 FCs of persons with dementia (PWD). The intervention will be implemented by approximately 5 HPs specialized in dementia care based in the municipalities in Sweden. The main thrust of the intervention is to provide professional support, with help of an interactive mobile app, to family members in their caregiving role for PWDs. Qualitative interviews with HPs and FCs form the groundwork of the development of the mobile app. By using the app on smart phone or tablet, the FC, in groups of 8-10, will communicate with peers and a HP exchanging ideas on how to deal with PWD's behavioral and cognitive changes and get support. They will also be able to discuss stressful events and access mindfulness exercises focused on themselves. Quantitative data will be collected before and at three time points after the 8-week intervention to assess changes in the health outcomes of the FCs. In-depth interviews will be conducted after the intervention to capture the experiences of FCs and HPs regarding the ease of use and acceptability of the app. DISCUSSION: This tailor-made mobile app has the high potential to be a practical platform for supporting FCs to alleviate stress and improve mental health irrespective of distance to the nearest health care or social service center.
trial registrationISRCTN, ISRCTN46137262 . Registered 10 October 2019.
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