Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 7/25/2018 |
| Start Date: | October 2013 |
| End Date: | June 2019 |
Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers (LEAF)
Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers is a six-week program designed to increase
positive affect in people who care for a family member with dementia. The intervention
consists of 6 weekly one-hour sessions conducted one-on-one with a trained facilitator to
teach simple skills that are practiced at home in a study-supplied workbook. The program is
preceded and followed by a 30-45 minute questionnaire. Follow-up assessments will be
conducted at 1-month, 3-months, and 6-months post intervention.
Primary hypothesis is that experimental subjects who participate in LEAF will demonstrate
significantly greater improvements in psychological outcomes and will engage in more problem
focused and positive appraisal forms of coping compared to the wait-list control condition.
positive affect in people who care for a family member with dementia. The intervention
consists of 6 weekly one-hour sessions conducted one-on-one with a trained facilitator to
teach simple skills that are practiced at home in a study-supplied workbook. The program is
preceded and followed by a 30-45 minute questionnaire. Follow-up assessments will be
conducted at 1-month, 3-months, and 6-months post intervention.
Primary hypothesis is that experimental subjects who participate in LEAF will demonstrate
significantly greater improvements in psychological outcomes and will engage in more problem
focused and positive appraisal forms of coping compared to the wait-list control condition.
All study activities can be conducted from the participant's home, making participation
possible for any qualified caregiver with computer and wifi access, in any U.S. state. The
LEAF study will supply the tablet computer, software, and workbook required for
participation.
possible for any qualified caregiver with computer and wifi access, in any U.S. state. The
LEAF study will supply the tablet computer, software, and workbook required for
participation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants must be able to be defined as the primary care provider for a family
member with dementia. (Person with dementia must live with the caregiver or in their
own home and not in a care facility.)
- Must speak and read English
- Must have the ability to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Lack of access to a high speed internet connection
- Evidence of severe cognitive impairment or active psychosis, as assessed by trained
interviewers
We found this trial at
1
site
1635 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, California 94143
San Francisco, California 94143
Principal Investigator: Glenna A Dowling, PhD
Phone: 415-502-7791
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