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Trial reportThe Gerontologist2022

Results of a Randomized Trial Testing the Efficacy of Tele-Savvy, an Online Synchronous/Asynchronous Psychoeducation Program for Family Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia.

Kenneth Hepburn, Joe Nocera, Melinda Higgins, Fayron Epps, Glenna S Brewster, Allison Lindauer, Darby Morhardt, Raj Shah, Kalisha Bonds, Rachel Nash and 1 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The Gerontologist, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03033875 (Testing Tele-Savvy, an On-line Psychoeducation Program for Dementia Family Caregivers), which is not on this map. Cited by 52 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03033875 nacompletednot on this map

Testing Tele-Savvy, an On-line Psychoeducation Program for Dementia Family Caregivers

TypeinterventionalSponsorEmory UniversityRan2017 to 2020Enrolled261ConditionsAlzheimer Disease, DementiaArmsTele-Savvy, Healthy Living Education Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Kenneth HepburnNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3498-6272
Joe NoceraDepartment of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Melinda HigginsNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Fayron EppsNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Glenna S BrewsterNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7664-9381
Allison LindauerAlzheimer's Disease Research Center, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, USA.
Darby MorhardtAlzheimer's Disease Research Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Raj ShahDepartment of Family Medicine and Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Kalisha BondsNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Rachel NashNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Patricia C GriffithsDepartment of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Funding

Research Education Core FP30AG072977 · NIA · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI CHANGIZ GEULA · 2021 to 2026
$26.3M
Testing Tele-Savvy, an On-line Psychoeducation Program for Informal Alzheimer's CaregiversR01AG054079 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI GRIFFITHS, PATRICIA C., HEPBURN, KEN W · 2016 to 2019
$3.4M
Creating a Faith-Based Toolbox for African Americans Living with Moderate and Severe DementiaK23AG065452 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI EPPS, FAYRON RECHA · 2020 to 2022
$574k
NIA NIH HHS K23 AG065452NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072977NIA NIH HHS R01 AG054079
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesFamily caregivers will grow in number as dementia prevalence increases, underscoring the continued importance of equipping these individuals for their new roles and ameliorating the adverse effects of caregiving. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsA three-armed, waitlist, randomized trial design tested Tele-Savvy, an online adaptation of a successful in-person psychoeducation program, the Savvy Caregiver. Tele-Savvy is delivered over 43 days to groups of 6-8 caregivers in 7 weekly synchronous sessions accompanied by 36 brief asynchronous video lessons. We enrolled 23 cohorts of 15 eligible caregivers (N = 261), randomized 2:2:1 to active, attention control, and usual care arms. We assessed caregiver psychological well-being and caregiving mastery at baseline and 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Multilevel linear models assessed outcomes over the 3 time points examined. The trial was slightly truncated, with Data and Safety Monitoring Board approval, because of the apparent confounding psychological effects of coronavirus disease 2019 restrictions.

resultsStudy findings indicate statistically and clinically significant benefits to Tele-Savvy arm caregivers (with moderate to large effect sizes) in the areas of depression, perceived stress, reaction to care recipients' behaviors, and enhancement of caregiver mastery. Expected benefits for caregiver burden and anxiety were not found. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Findings attest to program efficacy and the viability of employing distance means to improve family caregivers' emotional well-being and sense of mastery in the caregiving role over a 6-month period. Next steps entail finding alternate ways to deliver the program to those with connectivity and/or time constraint problems.

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COVID-19DementiaAnxietyCaregiversEmotionsHumansAlzheimer’s diseaseCaregiver stressMastery

Identifiers

PMID33640979
PMCPMC7989248

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