subjective experienced caregiver burden and psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety and stress).
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: online intervention based on CBT principles and psychoeducation, waitlist control group.
Sponsors
Primary: VU University of Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam), department of Clinical Psychology. Secondary: Depression Association (Depressie Vereniging).
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Being an informal (not necessarily the principal) caregiver for a person with depressive symptoms, minimum age of 18 years, Dutch’ proficiency, access to the internet and providing informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Professional caregivers
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective experienced burden as measured by ZARIT-12. Depressive symptoms, measured by Kessler-10. Anxiety symptoms as measured by GAD-7. Quality of life, measured by EuroQol. Experienced control over the situation, measured by the Dutch version of the Mastery Questionnaire. User-friendliness of the online intervention, measured by the System Usability Scale. Evaluation of the online intervention, its applicability and its user-friendliness as assessed by participants in a qualitative telephone interview. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychological stress as measured by the Kessler-10 | — |
Contacts
Public ContactLisette Bijker
Clinical Psychology, faculty of Behavioral- and Movement Sciences of the Free University of Amsterdam.
Outcome results
None listed