4. TIDieR ‐ Brennan 1995.

Study	Brennan 1995
TIDieR item	Experimental intervention	Control intervention
BRIEF NAME	ComputerLink.	None beyond general information to identify local resources.
WHY	The intervention aimed to help caregivers develop problem‐solving skills, manage their own emotions, and increase their knowledge of dementia and caregiver‐support strategies.	No applicable.
WHAT materials	Caregivers received a Wyse 30 terminal and a Everex modem system.	No applicable.
PROCEDURES	ComputerLink provided three functions: · information · decision support · communication The electronic Encyclopedia provided extensive factual information to enhance self‐care and understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and promote health management of the care recipient. The program uses a system to help caregivers to resolve problems basing in the multiattribute utility theory of von Winterfeldt & Edwards. ComputerLink permitted several options for communication among caregivers, including private mail, access to a public bulletin board, and a section of questions and answers. A nurse moderator entered the system daily and read and responded to messages. The nurse served as a moderator and facilitator.	None beyond general information to identify local resources.
WHO provided	Study nurses who had completed an intervention training programme.	No applicable.
HOW delivered	Online.	No applicable.
WHERE occurred	At home.	No applicable.
WHEN and HOW MUCH	Participants had access to the system 24 hours a day during 12 months.	No applicable.
TAILORING	Intervention was comprehensively designed, not tailored to cover individual or unmeet needs.	No applicable.
MODIFICATIONS	None described.	No applicable.
HOW WELL planned	Indicators for logging in the system.	No applicable.
HOW WELL actual	Caregivers logged into the system 3,875 times, They accessed it a mean of 83 times over 12 months. A typical encounter lasted 13 minutes.	No applicable.