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Grant 2002 (Continued)
Number of caregivers in intervention group: 26
Number of caregivers in comparator group A: 22
Number of caregivers in comparator group B: 25
Mean ageof caregivers: 58 ± 12 years
% male caregivers: 9%
Interventions Title: Social Problem Solving Therapy Partnerships (SPTP)
Characteristics: initial 3-hour training provided to family caregivers in the home setting;
carers were taught to use a positive problem-solving approach and 4 steps to use when
solving problems; this was followed by telephone contacts
Intervention provided by: trained nurse
Intervention delivered: home and to home by telephone
Dose/frequency/timing of intervention: 1 x 3-hour training session prior to stroke survivor
being discharged; thereafter, telephone contacts 1 per week for first month, 1 per
2 weeks month 2 and 3
Intervention length: 12 weeks
Co-interventions: usual discharge planning services
Arm 2:
Title: sham intervention
Characteristics: telephone contacts asking about health care services stroke survivor had
received since the last contact
First comparator intervention provided by: graduate research assistant
First comparator intervention delivered: to home via telephone
Dose/frequency/timing of first comparator intervention: telephone contacts were made
1 per week for first month, 1 per 2 weeks month 2 and 3
First comparator intervention length: 12 weeks
Title: control group
Characteristics: usual hospital care
Second comparator provided by: not applicable
Second comparator delivered: not applicable
Dose/frequency/timing of second comparator: not applicable
Second comparator length: not applicable
Outcomes Outcome measures: SF-36; Social Problem-Solving Inventory revised; The Client Satisfaction
Questionnaire; CES-D; Caregiver Preparedness; CBS
Timing of assessment: 13 weeks after discharge or immediately after intervention finished
Notes Numbers of participants have been provided by Professor Joan S Grant by email
Risk of bias
Bias Authors’ judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection
bias)
Unclear risk “Block or restricted randomisation and choosing blocks at random
to create the allocation sequence”
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk “The person who generated the sequence did not determine
eligibility and entry of patients.”
Non-pharmacological interventions for caregivers of stroke survivors (Review)
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