Wilz 2018.
| Trial name or title | The Tele.TAnDem Intervention: telephone‐based CBT for family caregivers of people with dementia |
| Methods | Randomised trial |
| Participants | Family caregivers of people with dementia |
| Interventions | Title of the intervention: CBT‐based telephone intervention Aim: To improve caregiver depressiveness, burden of care, health complaints, and problem‐solving Interventionist(s): Psychotherapists Mode of delivery: Telephone Duration: Six months (12 50‐minute therapy sessions, weekly first 4 sessions, biweekly for 6 sessions, monthly for the two last sessions) Content: Cognitive behaviour therapy consisting of 10 different therapy modules which could be used and combined by the therapist according to the individual needs of the participant Standardisation: Standardised and manual‐based Comparison group: Usual care group. Received written information on dementia and caregiving |
| Outcomes | 1. Burden: A self‐developed thermometer scale (0‐100, vertical) 2. Depression: The German Version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale 3. Emotional well‐being: Visual analogue scale (0‐100) 4. Physical health: The four domains (fatigue, stomach problems, heart problems, and joint pain) by using the Gießener Beschwerdebogen instrument 5. Coping: Coping with burden of care (single item rating scale 0‐4); coping with challenging behaviour (single item from the German Version of BEHAVE‐AD rating scale 0‐4). Data were collected at T1, end of intervention (6‐month time point) and T2, 12 months (6‐month follow‐up). |
| Starting date | Not stated |
| Contact information | Gabriele Wilz email: gabriele.wilz@uni‐jena.de |
| Notes | Draws on the work of Soellner 2015; the design has been changed. Full paper published in 2018 following completion and submission of the review; to be evaluated for inclusion in the next update of this review. |
AD: Alzheimer's disease ADS: Allgemeine Depressionsskala AMD: Age‐related macular degeneration BEHAVE‐AD: Behavioral pathology in alzheimer’s disease rating scale BHL: Behavioural health laboratory CBS: Caregiver burden scale CES‐D: Center for epidemiological depression scale CM: care manager dPD: Depression in Parkinson's disease EQ‐5D: EuroQol health related quality of life ‐ 5 dimensions EQ‐5D‐5L: EuroQol health related quality of life ‐ 5 dimensions ‐5 levels EUROQoL: EuroQol health related quality of life FIMA: Questionnaire for the use of medical and non‐medical services in old age GP: General practitioner ICD‐10: International statistical classification of disease ‐ 10 M‐CBT: Mail‐delivered cognitive behavioural therapy MCS: Mental component summary M‐CSI: Modified caregiver strain index MSc: Master of science PCP: Primary care provider PD: Parkinson's disease PwD: People with dementia PWP: Persons with Parkinson's RMBPC: Revised memory and behavior problems checklist RUD: Resource utilisation in dementia SF‐12: Short Form ‐ 12 SF‐36 v2: Short Form ‐36 version 2 SRAHP: Self‐rated abilities for health practices scale TALK: Definition unable to be found, may not be an acronym TAP‐VA: Tailored activity program – veterans administration TEL: Telephone‐based cognitive‐behavioural therapy Tele.TAnDem: Telephone‐based short‐term intervention for family caregivers of people with dementia TEP: Telehealth education program TH‐CBT: Telephone‐based cognitive behavioural therapy T1: Time 1 T2: Time 2 VA: Veteran Affairs WHOQoL‐BREF: World Health Organisation Quality of Life Abbreviated Version