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First received: October 08, 2024

Clinical Trial: Caregivers Preparing for Their Own Health Care Emergency

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Dementia
Caregiver Burden

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Piloting an Online Emergency Preparedness Toolkit for Caregivers Preparing for Their Own Health Care Emergency

Brief Summary: The proposed research will develop and test an online Emergency Preparedness Toolkit to help caregivers prepare for their own unexpected health events. Caregivers of persons with dementia often ignore their own health needs as their primary focus is the care of the person with dementia. This can lead to a caregiver delaying their own care and subsequently emergent health events. The Emergency Preparedness Toolkit provides guidance to the caregiver as to how to identify and transfer care to a standby caregiver. The…

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