Fitness and Well-being of Caregivers in the Hauts-de-France Region (PRHCARER)

Lille University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Other: a program of rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06832709

D2024-6

Details and patient eligibility

About

The ageing of the population is accompanied by an increase in the frequency of chronic illnesses, leading to a rise in the number of caregivers. These caregivers do not have the time to look after their own health, and they are very often in a deteriorated mental state with no knowledge of their level of fitness. A deterioration in their fitness can be a source of the development of diseases induced by a sedentary lifestyle. On the other hand, patients with chronic respiratory disease can benefit from respiratory rehabilitation (RR), which includes outpatient or home-based physical activity. The literature has demonstrated an improvement in the mental state of caregivers following a RR carried out by their loved ones without taking an interest in their fitness. The aim of the study will be to establish 1. a representation of the level of fitness and mental state of caregivers; 2. to assess the presence/absence of benefits on fitness and mental state of caregivers depending on the form of RR: home versus outpatient where the caregiver is not integrated in this last form.

Full description

The literature reports more anxiety and depressive symptoms , a greater psychological and social burden and a poorer quality of life in caregivers than in their non-caregivers peers. Knowing the fitness of caregivers, by means of an assessment of their abilities, would make it possible to define their profile, which should reflect an altered fitness linked to a state of ill-being. The results of these assessments would make it possible to establish a prevention policy, and following a rehabilitation programme for their patients, their health should improve. For caregivers who agree to take part in the study, their physical, mental and social health will be assessed. The total duration of the visit, including all the assessments, is estimated at 1h30. We expect the fitness and mental and social state of all the caregivers to deteriorate in line with the indicators available in the literature for people of the same age who are not carers. Following care of the patients, we expect an improvement in fitness and mental state of the carers.

Enrollment: 54 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be of legal age;
• Have a sick relative taking part in a RR program, either as an outpatient at the Clinique de la Mitterie or at home with FormAction Santé;
• Have the cognitive ability to understand the instructions for carrying out the physical tests and the questions for answering the questionnaires;
• Be able to read;
• Have no disability preventing them from carrying out the physical tests;
• Have given their written consent to take part in the research;
• Be willing to comply with all the research procedures and duration.

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal to sign consent;
• Operation less than one month old;
• Presence of psychological or psychiatric disorders;
• Impossibility of receiving informed information;
• Impossibility of participating in the entire study;
• Contraindication to physical activity.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

program of rehabilitation at home

Experimental group

Description:

group of caregivers which their loved ones followed a program of rehabilitataion at home

Treatment:

Other: a program of rehabilitation

a program of rehabilitation in a specialized center

Active Comparator group

Description:

group of caregivers which their loved ones followed a program of rehabilitation in a specialized center

Treatment:

Other: a program of rehabilitation