Evaluating the CG ASSIST Program for Caregiving Dyads
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Transfer Impairment
In brief
The CG ASSIST Project is a four-year study for older Veterans with transfer impairments and informal caregivers. CG ASSIST is an in-home training program for dyads designed to teach Veterans how to safely, skillfully, and (when possible) independently perform Activities of Daily Living involving transfers. Experts (OTs) who provide this training will also recommend, provide, and install assistive technology devices such as grab bars, bed rails, and toileting aids as needed. Research assistants conduct home visits with the dyads pre and post intervention to determine the effects of the program on Veteran and caregiver quality of life measures (burden, depression, task efficacy, lifespace). Half of the couples in this study will receive the training from the expert remotely through a tele-video conferencing device. Research assistants will bring the device to participants' homes and assist in the training session.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02021565
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 126
- Starts
- 2013-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-03-01
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Veterans 60 who require assistance from the identified caregiver with more than one Activity of Daily Living or three or more Instrumental Activity of Daily Living,
- have a life expectancy of greater than or equal to six (6) months,
- have no plans for transitioning out of home or into hospice in the next six months,
- and have approval from the primary care provider to participate in the research.
- Caregivers must live with the Veteran, provide care four (4) or more days out of the week for at least 6 months,
- and obtain a negative mini-cog assessment. Caregivers can be any relation (spouse, child, sibling, friend, etc.) to the Veteran so long as the two are cohabitating.
- Caregiver can be any age.
You may not qualify if…
- Caregivers who have a positive screen with the Mini-Cog fail to demonstrate cognitive capacity to provide informed consent.
Where it is running
- Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA — Decatur, Georgia, United States
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