mHealth Mindfulness for Dementia Caregivers

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Conditions studied: Caregiver Burnout, Stress, Anxiety

In brief

The investigators will recruit 60 family caregivers of older adults with cognitive impairment or dementia to participate in a pilot feasibility and acceptability trial of Mindfulness Coach, an mHealth mobile application that delivers mindfulness therapy. Mindfulness Coach is a self-guided mHealth intervention designed to help individuals learn MT, an evidence-based treatment to enhance health, wellness and mental health. The app also offers a library of information about MT (e.g., "how to anchor participants' attention"), 12 audio-guided mindfulness exercises, and a catalog of additional exercises available for free. In addition to collecting data about the feasibility and acceptability of Mindfulness Coach with caregivers of patients with dementia or cognitive impairment, the investigators will also collect data on preliminary efficacy of Mindfulness Coach at relieving symptoms of caregiver burden, anxiety, stress and depression.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT04150055
Run by: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
People needed: 60
Starts: 2019-11-05
Expected to finish: 2021-03-08
Last updated by the study team: 2021-09-05

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

owns a smart phone or tablet
speaks English fluently, aged 21+
identifies as the caregiver for an older adult with dementia or mild cognitive impairment

You may not qualify if…

does not own smart phone or tablet
does not speak English fluently
is under age 21
does not provide care for older adult with dementia or mild cognitive impairment.

Where it is running

RWJ Barnabas Monmouth South — Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
RWJ Barnabas — Monroe, New Jersey, United States

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