Caregiving burden among family caregivers
Conditions
Interventions
Participants read one Good Things Diary of Caregiving written by another caregiver per day for 14 days using a smartphone messaging application. The diaries describe positive caregiving-related events
Sponsors
Urawa University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult family caregivers who currently live with and provide care for a parent or parent-in-law certified as requiring long-term care in Japan; are able to use a smartphone messaging application; and provided informed consent to participate.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No explicit exclusion criteria were prespecified. Participants whose intervention adherence could not be confirmed were excluded from the analysis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in caregiving burden from baseline to 14 days, assessed using the total score of the Japanese short version of the Zarit Burden Interview (J-ZBI_8). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes from baseline to 14 days in psychological well-being measured by the Japanese version of the WHO-5 Well-Being Index, positive aspects of caregiving measured by the Japanese version of the Positive Aspects of Caregiving scale, and perceived stress measured by the Japanese version of the Perceived Stress Scale, as well as free-text responses after the diary-reading intervention. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTakeshi Kurinobu
Saitama Prefectural University School of Health and Social Services
Outcome results
None listed