Internet-based Treatment for Informal Caregivers in Lithuania LINGI

Linköping University (LiU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Caregiver Distress

Treatments: Behavioral: Intervention group LINGI

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04052724

LINGI

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy of internet intervention for informal caregivers in Lithuania in reducing their care-giving burden.

Full description

Intervention is going to take a form of an Internet based Cognitive Behavioural Treatment program (ICBT) consisting of eight modules. These are the themes, as listed chronologically: Introduction, Thoughts, Stress and relaxation, Problem Solving, Communication, Anxiety, Behavioural Activation, Maintenance. These themes were chosen after considering topics which might be the most useful for someone in a role of an informal caregiver, considering the trans-diagnostic nature of the intervention.

Effect of the intervention will be compared against a wait-list control group. Intervention is in Lithuanian.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• must be 18 years old or over
• fluent in comprehending, writing and reading Lithuanian language
• score 24 or more points on the Caregiver Burden Inventory
• spent at least last couple of months for providing care
• must have internet access and ability to use computer or any other compatible device

Exclusion criteria

• adverse life experiences as identified by LEC
• alcohol addiction
• having severe physical or mental impairments
• suicide risk
• severe interpersonal violence
• the person in need of care has life expectancy below or approximately around 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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63 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group LINGI

Experimental group

Description:

Trans-diagnostic, 8 module, 8 week long internet intervention for reducing informal caregiver burden

Treatment:

Behavioral: Intervention group LINGI

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control group will be instructed to wait. Once intervention group will be finished, participants in control group will be able to access the same intervention