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Effectiveness of the group support program "Certa-Pflegekurs Pflege & Bewegung" for informal caregivers.

Effectiveness of the group support program "Certa-Pflegekurs Pflege & Bewegung" for informal caregivers. - Certa

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00010782
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-02-06
Start date
2010-04-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

family caregivers show fear of falls of their relatives negative aspects of family cargiving

Interventions

Group 1: We developed a theory-based core-curriculum for the group training course called “Certa-Pflegekurs Pflege & Bewegung”. The developed training course encompassed six modules and a total of 24

Sponsors

Privat
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Any person who provides at least 4 hours per week of care / support / help to an 65 year old or older relative for any kind of need.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any person who supports only financially the older relative.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Family cargivers show less fear of falls of theire relatives (FES-I). Family cargivers feel less negativ aspects of caring (Cope-Index). Intervention Group: Data collection was made before and directly after the intervention, and a third time two months later. Controll group: There were three surveys (T1-T2 eight weeks; T2-T3 two months).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Family cargivers have better quality of live and health (SF-36, two items). Intervention Group: Data collection was made before and directly after the intervention, and a third time two months later. Controll group: There were three surveys (T1-T2 eight weeks; T2-T3 two months).

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMargit Fink-Heitz

Beratungsstelle für pflegende Angehörige und ältere Menschen der Arbeiterwohlfahrt München (AWO)

fink-heitz@web.de089 - 666 16 33 -11

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026