TACAD Program for Asian American Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Alzheimer's Disease

Description

The purpose of the proposed study is to preliminarily evaluate Technology-based information and coaching/support program that is tailored for Asian American midlife women who are family caregivers of patients living with Alzheimer's disease (TACAD) in improving health outcomes of Asian American midlife women who are family caregivers of persons living with Alzheimer's disease (AACA) and their care recipients.

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease

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Study overview

The purpose of the proposed study is to preliminarily evaluate Technology-based information and coaching/support program that is tailored for Asian American midlife women who are family caregivers of patients living with Alzheimer's disease (TACAD) in improving health outcomes of Asian American midlife women who are family caregivers of persons living with Alzheimer's disease (AACA) and their care recipients.

To Reduce the Burden of Caregiving on Health Outcomes of Midlife Women: Asian American Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Alzheimer's Disease

TACAD Program for Asian American Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Alzheimer's Disease

Condition
Alzheimer Disease
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Austin

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States, 78712

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * self reported Asian American midlife women who are family caregivers of persons living with Alzheimer's disease (AACA).
  • * Participants will be included if, by self-report, they are Asian American women aged 40 to 65 years old who identify as Chinese or Korean;
  • * are family caregivers of PLAD;
  • * can read and write English, Mandarin Chinese or Korean;
  • * who reside in the U.S.;
  • * have access to the Internet through computers or mobile devices.
  • * Participants must be providing at least 4 hours per day unpaid assistance, on average, for a community-dwelling person in the early-middle stage of illness (Clinical Dementia Rating of 1) for whom there is no plan for institutionalization in six months.
  • * Caregivers may or may not reside with their care recipient.
  • * Those who used the AA website previously and/or participated in other studies related to AD will be excluded.

Ages Eligible for Study

40 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Texas at Austin,

Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Texas at Austin

Study Record Dates

2025-08-31