Families Affected by Dementia: A Survey of Caregivers

Religion and Free Will Perceptions as Coping Mechanisms in Caregivers of Individuals With Dementia

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02095327

Acronym

FAD

Enrollment

Registered

2014-03-24

Start date

2013-07-31

Completion date

2015-06-30

Last updated

2015-08-28

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Conditions

Dementia

Brief summary

The purpose of our study is to better understand how caregivers of individuals with dementia cope with their family member's illness. If you are eligible for the study and would like to participate, we will schedule a one-time phone interview, which will last approximately 2 hours for which you will be compensated for your time.

Detailed description

Eventually, results of this study will be used to develop treatments that will hopefully help caregivers cope more effectively with managing dementia in a loved one.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Caregiver of individual with dementia * Relative who is 60 years or older with dementia * Live-in, unpaid caregiver * Have a working telephone number

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Depression	3 months	Measured continuously using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale on a scale of 1 - 56.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Anxiety	3 months	Measured continuously on the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale on a scale of 1 - 56.

Countries

United States

Outcome results