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The effectiveness and health-economic evaluation of "Partner in Balance," a blended self-management program for early-stage dementia caregivers: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

Sander L Osstyn, Ron Handels, Lizzy M M Boots, Sanne C E Balvert, Silvia M A A Evers, Marjolein E de Vugt

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Article in Trials, 2023. 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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT05450146 naunknown statusnot on this map

Trial-based Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of the Partner in Balance Intervention to Selfmanage Mild Dementia Via Blended eHealth Psycho-education and Behavioural Modelling for the Care Partner Coached by a Case Manager

TypeinterventionalSponsorMaastricht UniversityRan2022 to 2026Enrolled141ConditionsDementia, MildArmsPartner in Balance
NCT06455163 narecruitingnot on this map

Eerder Erbij: Een Vroege Ondersteuning Voor Mensen Met Dementie en Hun Mantelzorgers. The Path Towards Offering Timely Support for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers

TypeinterventionalSponsorVU University of AmsterdamRan2021 to 2026Enrolled102ConditionsDementia, MildArmsEerder Erbij
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sander L OsstynDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology and Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, PO Box 6166200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-4324-6114
Ron HandelsDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology and Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, PO Box 6166200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Lizzy M M BootsDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology and Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, PO Box 6166200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Sanne C E BalvertDepartment of Clinical Neuropsychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Silvia M A A EversDepartment of Health Services Research and Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, PO Box 6166200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Marjolein E de VugtDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology and Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, PO Box 6166200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands. m.devugt@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Maastricht University · NLVrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NL

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ZonMw(NL) 80-85200-98-21039
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInformal caregivers of people with dementia are crucial in dementia care. However, they are insufficiently supported and report caregiver burdens, which urges the need for cost-effective interventions aimed at supporting caregivers. This paper presents the design of a study evaluating the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and cost-utility of a blended self-management program for early-stage dementia caregivers. METHODS/

designA pragmatic, cluster randomized controlled trial with a shared control group will be conducted. Participants will be informal caregivers of people with early-stage dementia and will be recruited by local care professionals. Randomization will be carried out at the level of the care professional level in a ratio of 35% to 65% (control arm vs. intervention arm). Participants in the control arm will receive care as usual and the intervention arm will receive the blended care self-management program "Partner in Balance" within a usual care setting in the Netherlands. Data will be collected at baseline and at 3-, 6-, 12-, and 24-month follow-ups. The primary outcome for effectiveness (part 1) is care management self-efficacy. For the health-economic evaluation (part 2) total care costs and the quality of life for individuals with dementia (cost-effectiveness) and quality-adjusted life years (cost-utility) will be the base case analysis. Secondary outcomes (parts 1 and 2) will include depression, anxiety, perceived informal caregiving stress, service-use self-efficacy, quality of life, caregivers' gain, and perseverance time. A process evaluation (part 3) will investigate the internal and external validity of the intervention. DISCUSSION: In this trial, we plan to evaluate the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and cost-utility of "Partner in Balance" among informal caregivers of people with dementia. We expect to find a significant increase in care management self-efficacy, and the program to be cost-effective, and provide valuable insights to stakeholders of "Partner in Balance."

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT05450146. Registered on 4 November 2022.

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DementiaSelf-ManagementCaregiversCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansPragmatic Clinical Trials as TopicQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicBlended careCluster RCTCost-effectivenessCost-utilityDementiaEconomic evaluationInformal careOnline interventionSelf-efficacy

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PMID37349828
PMCPMC10288740
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