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Trial reportResearch in nursing & health2022

Attention control in a trial of an online psychoeducational intervention for caregivers.

Mariya Kovaleva, Joe R Nocera, Kenneth Hepburn, Melinda Higgins, Rachel Nash, Fayron Epps, Glenna Brewster, Elizabeth Bilsborough, Amy A Blumling, Patricia C Griffiths

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Trial report in Research in nursing & health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mariya KovalevaNiedfelt Nursing Research Center, University of Nebraska (UNMC) College of Nursing - Omaha Division, 985330 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8149-9995
Joe R NoceraAtlanta VA Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Decatur, Georgia, USA.
Kenneth HepburnDepartment of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Melinda HigginsNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Rachel NashNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Fayron EppsNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4332-4078
Glenna BrewsterNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Elizabeth BilsboroughNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Amy A BlumlingNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Patricia C GriffithsDepartment of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Emory University · USCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USGeorgia Institute of Technology · USNebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

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
Using design thinking approaches to tailor a dyadic behavioral sleep intervention for persons living with dementia and their caregiversK23AG070378 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI BREWSTER, GLENNA SHEMIDA · 2021 to 2025
$992k
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 K23 AG070378NIA NIH HHS R01 AG054079
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In reports of randomized controlled trials, thorough description of the attention control condition has been recommended, yet is frequently lacking. The Tele-Savvy Caregiver program for informal caregivers of persons living with dementia was tested in a randomized controlled trial with an attention control condition. The purpose of this trial was to test Tele-Savvy's efficacy in reducing the negative effects of caregiving on caregivers, promoting quality of life for persons living with dementia, and improving caregiver mastery. We describe the design and implementation of and examine the outcomes associated with the attention control condition. Caregivers were randomized to the immediate Tele-Savvy (active condition), Healthy Living (attention control), or waitlist. The attention control content was focused on healthy lifestyle and was not intended to affect the outcomes that Tele-Savvy targeted. The attention control group was similar to Tele-Savvy in the intervention structure and duration: it consisted of seven weekly group videoconferences and 36 video lessons. Data on outcomes of caregivers and persons living with dementia were collected at baseline and 3 and 6 months postbaseline. Multilevel mixed effects models were used to determine changes in the outcomes. One hundred and eleven caregivers were randomized to the attention control condition (attrition 21.6%). Eighteen formative assessment interviews focusing on caregivers' experience in the attention control condition were conducted. The attention control condition completers had no statistically significant changes in the variables that Tele-Savvy targeted. These results may be used in the design and implementation of attention control conditions in behavioral intervention research.

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CaregiversDementiaAttentionHumansQuality of LifeagingAlzheimer'scaregiverscoping behaviorsdesign development

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PMID35080016
PMCPMC9064916
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