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Supporting Mental Health and Reducing Care Stress in Caregivers of Persons With Cardiovascular Disease

Supporting Mental Health and Reducing Care Stress in Caregivers of Persons With Cardiovascular Disease: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study of Caregiving Support in Cardiac Rehabilitation

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether the Confident Caregiver program can improve mental health and reduce care-related stress. It is for family caregivers of people with heart or blood vessel disease in cardiac rehabilitation, a heart recovery program. Caregivers receive four one-on-one sessions with coaching, stress relief tips, education, and help finding support.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary efficacy, feasibility, acceptability, and barriers and facilitators to implementation of the Confident Caregiver intervention among family caregivers of persons with cardiovascular disease participating in cardiac rehabilitation. Caregivers receive four individualized intervention sessions focused on assessment of caregiving challenges, tailored coaching, stress reduction, education, and referrals to supportive resources. Outcomes include reductions in caregiving-related challenges, improvements in mental health, and reductions in stress.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are age 18 or older.
  • You help someone in the UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic with one or more daily tasks.
  • You have at least one caregiving challenge or concern you want help with.
  • You can read and speak English.

Who can't join

  • You are a paid professional caregiver with no family or family-like relationship with the person you care for.
  • You have been diagnosed with serious thinking or memory problems, Alzheimer's disease, or a related dementia.
  • You cannot complete the study or take part in the sessions, such as because you are unavailable or cannot access or use online meeting tools.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Is a caregiver for a patient receiving care in our UC Davis Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic. A caregiver is defined as someone who provides support to the patient with one or more basic or instrumental activities of daily living. * Has one or more caregiving-related challenges or issues that they would like support with * Is able to read and speak in English Exclusion Criteria: * Is a paid professional caregiver with no family or fictive kin relationship with the care recipient * Has a diagnosis of major cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's or related dementias * Is unable to complete the protocol or participate in the intervention (e.g., unavailable during the intervention period, unable to access or use virtual meeting technology)

Study sites (1)

CA