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A Telenovela Intervention for Caregivers of African-American and Hispanic Hospice Patients

United States62 participantsStarted 2024-12-01

Plain-language summary

This randomized clinical trial (RCT) intends to look at the preliminary efficacy of NOVELA (intervention group) in changing anxiety and self-efficacy compared to usual hospice care (control group). In the NOVELA intervention, hospice care will be enhanced with the telenovela videos for hospice family caregivers (HFCG) education during twice weekly hospice telehealth visits to prepare caregivers for proper use of hospice support and healthcare services.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Identified family caregiver of patients enrolled in hospice * Caregivers must be over the age of 18 * Without cognitive impairment * With access to wireless device and internet. Exclusion Criteria: * HFCG of patients that are actively dying * Caregivers younger than 18 years * With cognitive impairment * Without internet access.

What they're measuring

Change in HFCG Anxiety before and after NOVELA as assessed by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale

Timeframe: Baseline and 2 weeks

Change in HFCG Self-efficacy before and after NOVELA as assessed by the Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale

Timeframe: Baseline and 2 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06835764

SponsorJohns Hopkins University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-01-30

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