Testing & Refinement of CarePair: An Assessment and Referral Platform to Support Family Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.

Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop and test CarePair, a mobile application-based needs assessment and service referral platform for family caregivers of persons with dementia designed to alleviate stress and promote psychosocial well being. The main aims of this study are: * To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the CarePair mobile application. * To explore the potential for CarePair to reduce feelings of depression and burden, and improve caregivers' feelings of self-efficacy. Caregiver participants will be asked to log in and use the CarePair application and complete study activities for a six-week duration. Researchers will compare the intervention group to an attention control comparator to see if application use is associated with improved psychosocial outcomes at follow-up.

Eligibility

Inclusion:

* Currently a primary caregiver of a community-dwelling PwD
* Provides at least 10 hours of care per week
* ≥18 years of age
* Fluent in English
* Both the caregiver and care-recipient reside in and/or can easily access one of the following cities/areas: New York City, New York (NY); Long Island, NY; Westchester County, NY; Seattle, Washington (WA); Los Angeles, California (CA)
* Provides at least 10 hours of care per week
* Has provided care for at least 6 months
* Able to use the internet and has internet access
* Owns and can operate a smartphone
* Able and willing to provide their informed consent to participate for the six-week study duration
* Does not self-report any cognitive impairments

Exclusion:

* Not currently the primary caregiver of a community-dwelling person with dementia
* Care-recipient lives in residential care (e.g., assisted living, skilled nursing facility)
* ≤18 years of age
* Not fluent in English
* The caregiver and/or care-recipient resides outside of and/or cannot easily access any of the following cities: New York City (NY); Long Island (NY); Westchester County (NY); Seattle (WA); Los Angeles (CA)
* Provides less than 10 hours of care per week
* Has provided care for less than 6 months
* Unable to use the internet or does not have internet access
* Does not own and/or cannot operate a smartphone
* Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent to participate for the six-week study duration
* Self-reports having a cognitive impairment

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