Burden, Dependency, Depression, Mood
Conditions
Keywords
caregiver, Parkinson's disease, group piano training
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of group piano training on psychosocial outcomes in caregivers of adults with Parkinson's disease (PD). As well, the study is investigating the impact of group piano training on psychosocial outcomes in the care-recipient with PD.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGroup piano training
The group piano training is scheduled over 4 months of a two-hour weekly group piano lesson. There is also a 3-hour weekly practice at home.
Sponsors
University of Miami
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Caregiver: * Are currently a primary caregiver to an adult with PD * Are between the age of 40-80 years * Have less than 5 years of music training * Speak and read English fluently Adult with PD: * Stage 1-3 Parkinson's disease * Are between the age of 40-80 * Have less than 5 years of music training * Speak and read English fluently
Exclusion criteria
* Doesn't meet all the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in caregiver burden as assessed by the Zarit Burden Interview. | Baseline to month 1, baseline to month 2, baseline to month 4 | The Zarit burden is a 22-item questionnaire with range from 0-88 with a higher score indicating severe burden. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in depression as assessed by the Center for Epidemiological Studies for Depression (CES-D). | Baseline to month 1, baseline to month 2, baseline to month 4 | The CES-D is a 20-item questionnaire with range from 0-60 with a higher score indicating increased symptoms of depression. |
| Change in musical self-efficacy as assessed by the Musical Performance Self-Efficacy Scale (MPSE). | Baseline to month 1, baseline to month 2, baseline to month 4 | The MPSE is a 24 item questionnaire with range from 0-2400 with a higher score indicating improved musical self-efficacy. |
| Change in mood by the Profile of Mood States - Brief Form (POMS-BF). | From month 1 to month 4. | The POMS-BF is a 30 item questionnaire with six sub-scale scored on a 5-point Likert scale with a higher total score indicating increased negative mood. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed