Effects of an e-health intervention 'iSupport' for reducing distress of dementia carers: protocol for a randomised controlled trial and feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the UK, National Health Service (NHS) guidelines recommend that informal carers of people living with dementia should be offered training to help them develop care skills and manage their own physical and mental health. The WHO recommends access to affordable, proven, well-designed, online technologies for education, skills training and support for dementia carers. In response to these recommendations, this multisite randomised controlled trial (RCT) is the first study in the UK to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an online support programme developed by the WHO called 'iSupport for dementia carers'.

Methods and analysis

350 informal carers (age 18+ years) living in Britain who self-identify as experiencing stress and depression will be recruit

SUBMITTER: Windle G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9494593 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature