Unpaid informal caregivers (CGs), such as family and friends, who are also employed may be at significant risk of experiencing burden and stress. This may be especially true for CGs who provide care to care recipients coping with behavioral health issues associated with conditions like depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. Stress not only increases the CG's risk of workplace difficulties, illness, and poor quality of life, but also impacts the CG's ability to provide care for the care recipient. The primary aim of this randomized study is to examine the impact of a novel intervention, Caregiver SOS (Self-Management of Stress), on CG distress and work performance and productivity. Caregiver SOS is delivered by phone and offers evidence-based, work and CG role performance-focused self-management counseling to employed CGs. Study findings will ultimately shed light on whether a program that specifically addresses caregiving-work balance is effective in improving CGs' wellbeing and work functioning and the quality of Veterans' care.
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10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)
Timeframe: 9 months
Caregiver Work Limitations Questionnaire (C-WLQ) - Mental
Timeframe: 9 months
Caregiver Work Limitations Questionnaire (C-WLQ) - Physical
Timeframe: 9 months
Caregiver Work Limitations Questionnaire (C-WLQ) - Time
Timeframe: 9 months
Caregiver Work Limitations Questionnaire (C-WLQ) - Output
Timeframe: 9 months