TY - JOUR
T1 - A Methodological Approach for Documenting Multi-Component Interventions Targeting Family Caregivers
AU - Griffin, Joan M.
AU - Vanderboom, Catherine E.
AU - Gustavson, Allison M.
AU - Kaufman, Brystana G.
AU - Ingram, Cory
AU - Wild, Ellen
AU - Dose, Ann Marie
AU - Mandrekar, Jay
AU - Holland, Diane E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - Managing the complex care needs of seriously ill patients transitioning from hospital to home can have detrimental effects on family caregivers (FCG). Multi-component interventions tailored to FCG needs are most effective at reducing caregiver burden, distress, and depression. However, gaps exist in determining best methods to assess, document, and analyze intervention components for FCGs. Common methods used to capture patient data during transitions in care may not be appropriate or allowed for FCG needs. As such, we present a methodological approach for electronically capturing, reporting, and analyzing multiple intervention components. This approach uses a standardized terminology and pathway for tailoring intervention components in real time while evaluating intervention effects across time. We use examples from a randomized controlled trial to illustrate the benefits of the current approach for analyzing the effectiveness of multi-component interventions in the context of caregiving research.
AB - Managing the complex care needs of seriously ill patients transitioning from hospital to home can have detrimental effects on family caregivers (FCG). Multi-component interventions tailored to FCG needs are most effective at reducing caregiver burden, distress, and depression. However, gaps exist in determining best methods to assess, document, and analyze intervention components for FCGs. Common methods used to capture patient data during transitions in care may not be appropriate or allowed for FCG needs. As such, we present a methodological approach for electronically capturing, reporting, and analyzing multiple intervention components. This approach uses a standardized terminology and pathway for tailoring intervention components in real time while evaluating intervention effects across time. We use examples from a randomized controlled trial to illustrate the benefits of the current approach for analyzing the effectiveness of multi-component interventions in the context of caregiving research.
KW - SMART trials
KW - data collection
KW - family caregivers
KW - fidelity
KW - randomized controlled trials
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U2 - 10.1177/07334648221137882
DO - 10.1177/07334648221137882
M3 - Article
C2 - 36341961
AN - SCOPUS:85141607033
SN - 0733-4648
VL - 42
SP - 487
EP - 492
JO - Journal of Applied Gerontology
JF - Journal of Applied Gerontology
IS - 3
ER -