Rural Intervention for Caregivers' Heart Health
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Peripheral Vascular Disease |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 21 - Any |
| Updated: | 7/1/2018 |
| Start Date: | February 24, 2017 |
| End Date: | August 21, 2021 |
| Contact: | Debra K Moser, PhD |
| Email: | dmoser@uky.edu |
| Phone: | 859-323-6687 |
Rural Intervention for Caregivers' Heart Health (RICHH)
The investigators are testing a two-group, randomized, controlled trial with 280 primary
caregivers of adult patients with a chronic illness to test the efficacy of the Rural
Intervention for Caregivers' Heart Health (RICHH). Immediate (4-month) and long-term
(12-month) effects of the RICHH intervention on CVD risk factors, self-management behaviors,
and depressive symptoms will be compared to usual care. The investigators also will test the
moderating effect of gender on intervention outcomes, given the many differences between male
and female caregivers.
Specific Aim 1: To determine effects of the RICHH intervention on the primary outcomes of CVD
risk factors (i.e., lipid profile, body mass index, and blood pressure) at 4 and 12 months.
Hypotheses 1: The intervention group will have better lipid profile, body mass index, and
blood pressure outcomes than the usual care group at 4 and 12 months.
Specific Aim 2: To determine effects of the RICHH intervention on self-management behaviors
(i.e., diet quality, physical activity level, and self-report adherence to specific CVD
health behaviors).
Hypotheses 2: The intervention group will have better diet quality, higher physical activity
levels, and better adherence to specific CVD health behaviors than the usual care group at 4
and 12 months.
Specific Aim 3: To determine effects of RICHH on depressive symptoms at 4 and 12 months.
Hypotheses 3: Caregivers receiving the intervention will have lower levels of depressive
symptoms than caregivers receiving usual care at 4 and 12 months.
Specific Aim 4: To evaluate whether intervention effects on outcomes will differ by
caregivers' gender.
Hypotheses 4: Effects will be stronger for male compared to female caregivers at 4 and 12
months.
Impact: The proposed study will have a substantial impact on caregivers' cardiovascular
health and quality of life because it will provide needed CVD risk prevention, and health
promotion to rural caregivers living in distressed environments where CVD risk reduction and
self-management is difficult. The intervention holds the potential to produce major
improvements in health among caregivers living in rural environments in the US.
caregivers of adult patients with a chronic illness to test the efficacy of the Rural
Intervention for Caregivers' Heart Health (RICHH). Immediate (4-month) and long-term
(12-month) effects of the RICHH intervention on CVD risk factors, self-management behaviors,
and depressive symptoms will be compared to usual care. The investigators also will test the
moderating effect of gender on intervention outcomes, given the many differences between male
and female caregivers.
Specific Aim 1: To determine effects of the RICHH intervention on the primary outcomes of CVD
risk factors (i.e., lipid profile, body mass index, and blood pressure) at 4 and 12 months.
Hypotheses 1: The intervention group will have better lipid profile, body mass index, and
blood pressure outcomes than the usual care group at 4 and 12 months.
Specific Aim 2: To determine effects of the RICHH intervention on self-management behaviors
(i.e., diet quality, physical activity level, and self-report adherence to specific CVD
health behaviors).
Hypotheses 2: The intervention group will have better diet quality, higher physical activity
levels, and better adherence to specific CVD health behaviors than the usual care group at 4
and 12 months.
Specific Aim 3: To determine effects of RICHH on depressive symptoms at 4 and 12 months.
Hypotheses 3: Caregivers receiving the intervention will have lower levels of depressive
symptoms than caregivers receiving usual care at 4 and 12 months.
Specific Aim 4: To evaluate whether intervention effects on outcomes will differ by
caregivers' gender.
Hypotheses 4: Effects will be stronger for male compared to female caregivers at 4 and 12
months.
Impact: The proposed study will have a substantial impact on caregivers' cardiovascular
health and quality of life because it will provide needed CVD risk prevention, and health
promotion to rural caregivers living in distressed environments where CVD risk reduction and
self-management is difficult. The intervention holds the potential to produce major
improvements in health among caregivers living in rural environments in the US.
Inclusion Criteria:
- primary family rural caregiver of patients with chronic illnesses
- provided care for the patient for > 6 months
- no cognitive impairment that would preclude understanding the consent process
Exclusion Criteria:
- chronic drug abuse
- current active cancer
- any physical or emotional impairment that limits participants' abilities to engage in
self-management or that is likely to result in needing a caregiver in the next 12
months.
We found this trial at
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site
Lexington, Kentucky
859) 257-9000
Principal Investigator: Debra K Moser, PhD, RN
Phone: 859-323-6687
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