Behavioral Health Characteristics of a Technology-Enabled Sample of Alzheimer's Caregivers With High Caregiver Burden
Initiatives
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The objective was to enroll a cohort of technology-enabled caregivers to determine basic demographic characteristics and assess level of caregiver burden, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance as part of a larger project to deliver caregiver support.
Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.
- Start Year
- 2017
- Funding
- Funding for this study (title: Health eBrain Study: Addressing Depression and Cognitive Function in Dementia Caregivers) was provided by the Bright Focus Foundation and the Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative.
Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
Marker Paper
Coffman I, Resnick HE, Lathan CE. Behavioral health characteristics of a technology-enabled sample of Alzheimer's caregivers with high caregiver burden. Mhealth. 2017;3:36. Published 2017 Aug 29. doi:10.21037/mhealth.2017.08.01
PUBMED 28894746
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 165
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
Caregivers of persons with dementia/Alzheimer’s disease
We recruited a sample of AD caregivers and administered surveys that assessed caregiver burden, mental health, and sleep quality. This paper explores the demographic characteristics of this technology-enabled AD caregiver sample, as well as cross-sectional relationships among caregiver burden and several mental health measures.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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45
- Maximum age
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75
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- United States of America
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Other criteria
- AD caregivers between the ages of 45–75 years who reported using a smart phone, the ability to speak and read English, and who had Internet access
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 165
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
Our results show that a sample of AD caregivers with Internet and smartphone access can be identified and enrolled online for research focused on delivery of caregiver supports using mobile technology
- Start Date
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2017
- Data sources
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Mobile data collection
- Smartphone
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Mobile data collection