Young Adult Caregivers of Family Members with Major Depressive Disorder Young Adult Caregiver, Family Members with Major Depressive Disorder
Conditions
Interventions
An intervention group receiving 4 sessions and a 1-month follow-up of a videoconference-based family psychoeducation program (40 minutes weekly), and a waitlist control group
Sponsors
Nakamura Hideki
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Aged 18 to 39 years 2) Having a family member within the third degree of kinship diagnosed with depression 3) Providing care for a family member with depression. 4) Having sufficient access to and ability to use the internet and a computer or similar device to participate in videoconference-based family psychoeducation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Currently receiving outpatient treatment for a mental disorder. 2) Having a serious progressive physical illness that is expected to lead to discontinuation of the study. 3) Judged by the principal investigator to be unable to continue participation in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcomes are feasibility measures of the randomized controlled trial, including recruitment rate, program adherence rate, attrition rate, acceptability assessed using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8-J), and safety assessed by the occurrence and nature of adverse events. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As secondary outcomes, changes in scores from Pre (baseline; week 0) to Post (week 4) and Follow-up (week 8) will be evaluated in the intervention and control groups. Between-group differences will be assessed using HADS, K6, J-ZBI_8, GSES, EQ-5D, and WEMWBS. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactHideki Nakamura
Toho University
Outcome results
None listed