15. TIDieR ‐ Kajiyama 2013.

Study	Kajiyama 2013
TIDieR item	Experimental intervention	Control intervention
BRIEF NAME	iCare Stress Management e‐Training Program (ICC).	Education/Information‐Only Condition (EOC).
WHY	The iCare program is an adaptation of the psycho‐ educational program ‘Coping with Caregiving’ (CwC) developed by Gallagher‐Thompson and colleagues that aims to teach a set of core coping skills to caregivers for stress management. These include: relaxation training; learning to increase everyday pleasant activities (including if possible some pleasant activities with the person with dementia); cognitive restructuring (of unduly negative appraisals regarding caregiving and themselves); and improved communication skills on how to ask for help effectively from family members and relevant community and medical institutions.	The EOC served as a control for the purpose of obtaining new information about dementia and what to expect in caring for dementia patients. It also controlled for the involvement with relevant information on the Internet and for the general cognitive and experiential capacity required to ‘navigate’ in complex Internet materials.
WHAT materials	Website and video‐recordings.
PROCEDURES	Educational modules had a hierarchical structure. Participants were encouraged to practice specific assignments in each module over a 7‐to‐10‐day interval before moving to the next one. The iCare program consists of the following modules: · information segment about what ‘dementia’ means and what are common problems associated with it · components on dealing with stress including techniques for relaxation, stress management, and challenging unduly negative thoughts about caregiving · behavioral activation (increasing everyday positive activities for oneself and the patient with dementia) · communication skills to improve help‐seeking with family and community institutions as well as improving ability to relate to the patient with dementia · managing difficult behaviours of the patient with dementia · review of ‘healthy habits’ (nutrition and exercise) for the caregiver along with information on national resources they can consult for further on‐going assistance At the end of each module, CGs were asked to create their own individual ‘action plans’ in the workbook requiring them to describe what they had learned by completing the module and relevant assignments and how they planned to use the information from that specific module in the future in their daily lives.	Caregivers assigned to the EOC were exposed to a website containing similar navigational features, but with content focused on information about dementia, obtained from reputable national sources. In addition, links to certain video‐taped information were provided.
WHO provided	Online.
HOW delivered	Online.
WHERE occurred	At home.
WHEN and HOW MUCH	During 3 months.	No applicable.
TAILORING	Interventions were comprehensively designed, not tailored to cover individual or unmeet needs.
MODIFICATIONS	None described.
HOW WELL planned	No described.
HOW WELL actual	No described.