9. TIDieR ‐ Duggleby 2018.
Study | Duggleby 2018 | |
TIDieR item | Experimental intervention | Control intervention |
BRIEF NAME | My Tools 4 Care (MT4C). | Information. |
WHY | The aim of the intervention, based on transition theory, was to support carers through transitions and increase their self‐efficacy, hope, and health related quality of life. The intervention had multiple components and included choice, as the carers could choose which sections they would like use, and when. User‐generated content is encouraged throughout the intervention as participants may write in sections, add stories, pictures, music etc. Sections include: · About Me · Common Changes to Expect · Frequently Asked Questions and Resources · Important Health Information (about person they are caring for). |
No applicable. |
WHAT materials | An online version of the Toolkit entitled My Tools 4 Care (MT4C) (https://www.mytools4care.ca/). | A copy of the Alzheimer Society’s booklet The Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease, sent by email. |
PROCEDURES | Participants received information for the MT4C website, (i.e., the website address, a unique username and password to access the site for 3 months), and an electronic copy of a Toolkit Checklist in which the participant will be asked to document their use of MT4C (i.e., time spent and content accessed over the 3 months). Participants also received an electronic copy of the Alzheimer Society’s educational booklet, The Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease. | The electronic document consists of a five‐part series that describes the stages of Alzheimer’s disease. It is written for the person with Alzheimer disease, their family and carers and is freely accessible via the Alzheimer Society of Canada website. |
WHO provided | Whole intervention was over the Internet. | No applicable. |
HOW delivered | Online | Emailed booklet. |
WHERE occurred | At home. | |
WHEN and HOW MUCH | Intervention was accessible for 3 months. | No applicable. |
TAILORING | Interventions were comprehensively designed, not tailored to cover individual or unmeet needs. | |
MODIFICATIONS | None described. | No applicable. |
HOW WELL planned | Webpage recorded the time and duration of access. | No applicable. |
HOW WELL actual | 73% of caregivers used MT4C at least once over the 3‐month period. By 3 months, participants spent most of their time on Section 2 – Common changes to expect (median 15 minutes) and Section 4 – Resources (median 10 minutes). | No applicable. |