Health enSuite Caregivers: an App-based Treatment for Distressed Caregivers of Persons With Moderate Dementia

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorIWK Health Centre

About this trial

Health enSuite Caregivers is an e-health program designed to meet some of the most common needs of caregivers of persons with dementia, including information about dementia and dementia care, caregivers' emotional health, formal or informal help received from others. It also recommends specific strategies to promote wellbeing and provides tools to help caregivers implement these strategies in their everyday lives. Health enSuite Caregivers is available online and as a smartphone app. Its development was informed by reviews of caregivers' needs and existing commercially available apps F. A systematic search of commercially available smartphone applications for caregivers found that many apps did not consider each caregiver's unique needs and were limited to psychoeducational content (no tools for self-management). Furthermore, most existing programs have not been rigorously tested or lack evidence to support their effectiveness.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

The participant is 18 years or older.

The participant has regular access to an internet connected device (e.g., smartphone, tablet, or computer).

The participant is a caregiver of a person with moderate dementia.

The participant provides a least one hour of care per week.

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Health enSuite Caregivers

Treatment groups

400 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators