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Graven 2008 (Continued)
Outcomes Primary outcome:
(1) Carers: quality of life, 6 and 12 months
(2) Stroke survivors: Geriatric Depression Scale, 6 and 12 months
Secondary outcomes, 6 and 12 months
(1) Carers: Family Burden Interview
(2) Stroke survivors: Functional Independence Measure (motor subset), Mini Mental State Examination,
London Handicap Scale, Activity card sort, Strategies used by people to promote health scale
Starting date 1 March 2008
Contact information Christine Graven, Physiotherapy Department, St Vincent’s Health Melbourne, PO Box 2900, Fitzroy 3065,
Victoria, Australia
Tel: +61 (03) 9288 3827
Email: christine.graven@svhm.org.au
Notes
Hautzinger 2007
Trial name or title Telephone-based behaviour-therapeutic intervention to reduce family caregiver burden in chronic stroke
(Telefongestützte verhaltenstherapeutische Intervention zur entlastung Pflegender angehöriger von Schlaganfall-betroffenen)
Methods Prospective RCT
Participants Inclusion criteria:
(1) Care recipient: 60 years or older at the time moment of index stroke* (loss of neurological function
due to an ischaemic or haemorrhagic intracranial vascular event), formal need of care or help for at least
1.5 hours a day (10.5 hours per week) (this time criteria corresponds to the criteria for receiving benefits
from the statutory German nursing insurance), or need of care in form of supervision or for care recipients
with cognitive impairment for at least 1.5 hours a day (10.5 hours per week) (these people are currently not
adequately considered by the statutory German nursing insurance, but might be in the future)
(2) Caregiver: age: 18 years and older; family member who has cared for the stroke survivor for at least 6
months, time spent with care of stroke survivor (including nursing care, supervision and contact) at least 1.5
hours per day or 10.5 hours per week (there can be additional support with care, e.g. professional community
nurses), significant caregiver burden assessed with 6 screening questions, living in the region of Stuttgart
(maximum of 1 hour with public transport from the study centre), availability of a telephone extension,
at enrolment plan to remain in area for the duration of the intervention, ability to communicate over the
telephone
* In the case of recurring strokes the index stroke is defined as the last stroke that increases the demand of
care in a significant way
Exclusion criteria:
(1) Care recipient: planned nursing home placement within the next 6 months, unstable or progressive severe
disease, terminal status based on a prognosis of less than 6 months
(2) Caregiver: duration of care-giving for the stroke survivor more than 5 years after index stroke, mental
disease like schizophrenia, alcohol addiction or cognitive impairment (rapid dementia screening test less than
nine points), severe and unstable or progressive diseases like cancer, not able to understand and speak German
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