Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2021
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Informal Caregivers: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.
Trial report in Journal of medical Internet research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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.
Internet-based Treatment for Informal Caregivers in Lithuania LINGI: a Randomized Control Trial
The effect of remote nursing interventions based on the empowerment process model on people with dementia and their family caregivers: a mixed methods study
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Caregiving Experiences of Caregivers of Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.Nursing open · 2025Pooled it
- Technology-based interventions on burden of older adults' informal caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Telecare-Based Intervention Program in Supporting Informal Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Reducing Stress Levels: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Effects of the mHealth Supportive Care Program for Family Caregivers of Individuals With Dementia and Diabetes: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of an online gatekeeper program for relatives of men at risk of suicide - a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Interventions for Caregivers of Patients With Cancer: Scoping Review.JMIR cancer · 2025Article
- Support based on psychoeducation intervention to address quality of life and care burden among caregivers of patients with cancer: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Third-Party Disability for Significant Others of Individuals with Tinnitus: A Cross-Sectional Survey Design.Audiology research · 2023Article
- Design and Evaluation of Personalized Services to Foster Active Aging: The Experience of Technology Pre-Validation in Italian Pilots.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Exploring cutoff points and measurement invariance of the Brunnsviken brief quality of life inventory.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Effect of a telecare-based intervention on stress levels in informal caregivers of older adults: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Article
- Making a Virtue Out of Necessity: COVID-19 as a Catalyst for Applying Internet-Based Psychological Interventions for Informal Caregivers.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Validation of the International Trauma Interview (ITI) for the Clinical Assessment of ICD-11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD) in a Lithuanian Sample.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Article
- Process Evaluation of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Informal Caregivers.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Usability study of SOSteniamoci: An internet-based intervention platform to support informal caregivers in Italy.Digital healthArticle
- Development and psychometric validation of a questionnaire assessing the impact of tinnitus on significant others.Journal of communication disordersArticle
- Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundCaregiving for a family member can result in reduced well-being for the caregiver. Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) may be one way to support this population. This is especially the case for caregivers in countries with limited resources, but high demand for psychological services.
objectiveIn this study we evaluated the effects of a therapist-guided 8-week-long ICBT intervention for informal caregivers.
methodsIn total, 63 participants were recruited online and randomized either to the intervention or to the wait-list control group. The main study outcome was the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI). Secondary outcomes included measures of caregiver depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of life.
resultsModerate between-group effect sizes were observed for the CBI measure, in favor of the intervention group, with a Cohen d=-0.70 for the intention-to-treat analysis. Analyses of the subscales of the CBI showed significant reductions on the subscales of Development and Physical Health. Moderate reductions were found for depression and anxiety scores as indicated by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scores. Large between-group effects were observed for reduction in stress and increase in quality of life as indicated by the Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS-14), The Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale (BBQ), and The World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5). In addition, participants experienced little to no difficulty in using the program and were mostly satisfied with the intervention's platform and the choice of content.
conclusionsThis is the first internet intervention study for informal caregivers in Lithuania. The results suggest that therapist-guided ICBT can be effective in reducing caregiver burden, anxiety, depression, stress, and improving quality of life.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04052724; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04052724.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.