caregiver stress, impaired work functioning
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention will be assigned to the intervention group. It is a self-help course that consists of a workbook, and complementary E-health module developed and presented with Xerte online toolkits
Washington et al., 2011), 4) the role clarity intervention (Schaubroeck et al., 1993), and 5) general strategies for helping informal caregivers (e.g., Barbosa et al., 2011). No treatment is given to
Sponsors
Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.) Performance of informal care activities for a beloved one (e.g., father or mother, romantic partner or child, brother or sister, good friend, etc.), 2.) age 23 to 65 years, 3.) paid work, 4.) male or female.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Excluded are individuals who do not meet the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Caregiver stress (as measured with an adapted version of the Caregiver Strain Index of Robinson, 1983). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Work functioning as measured with the composite weighted work functioning approach (Boezeman et al., 2015), distress as measured with the distress-subscale of Terluijn et al. (2002), interference of the caregiving activities with work and family as measured with an adapted version of the negative interference subscales of the SWING (Wagena & Geurts, 2000) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactEdwin Boezeman
Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam,
Outcome results
None listed