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Problem-Solving Training for Dementia Caregivers

Start: June 14, 2021
End: July 2023
Enrollment: 232

What Is This Study About?

This study will examine the effectiveness of problem-solving training to reduce caregiver depression and burden as well as improve caregiver well-being, coping skills, and caregiving confidence. The program teaches caregivers a method to evaluate problems, generate and select solutions, develop goals and action plans, and revise plans as needed. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either three or six training sessions. Half the participants will also receive booster sessions monthly for six months. Researchers will use questionnaires to assess changes in caregiver depression, care burden, social isolation, caregiver confidence, emotional well-being, and other factors related to program engagement and satisfaction.

Do I Qualify To Participate in This Study?

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Must have:

  • Significant depression and/or caregiver burden with scores of 2 or higher on the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 and/or Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview
  • Current caregiver of a person living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia
  • Relationship with the care recipient for more than one year
  • Speak fluent English or Spanish

Must NOT have:

  • Dispute over caregiver's role in the care of the person with Alzheimer's or a related dementia
  • Participation in another study using problem-solving training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center within the past year

If I Qualify, Who Do I Contact?

Contact study personnel listed either under the general study contact or the location nearest you.

Need Help?

Contact NIA’s Alzheimer’s and related Dementias Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at 800-438-4380 or email ADEAR.

Where Is This Study Located?

Who Sponsors This Study?

Lead: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Collaborator Sponsor

  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Texas A&M University

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04748666

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