Trial reportAging & mental health2024
A peer mentoring program for Chinese American dementia caregivers: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Aging & mental health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04346745 (Developing a Culturally-sensitive Volunteering Program to Reduce Stress of Dementia Caregivers in Chinese American Communities), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Developing a Culturally-sensitive Volunteering Program to Reduce Stress of Dementia Caregivers in Chinese American Communities
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Volunteering of Former Caregivers: A Pilot Intervention Study in the Chinese American Community.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025Article
- Engaging Chinese and Korean American communities in dementia research: A journey of inclusivity and partnership.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Factors related to social disconnectedness among older unpaid caregivers.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesA large gap exists in the development of culturally sensitive interventions to reduce stress related to dementia care among Chinese Americans, one of the fastest growing minority populations in the United States. We developed and pilot tested the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a peer mentoring program for Chinese American dementia caregivers.
methodA pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted among 38 Chinese American caregivers in New York City. Four outcome variables-caregiving competence, loneliness, caregiver burden, and depressive symptoms-were measured at baseline and 3-month and 9-month follow-ups. The study protocol and preliminary results are available at clinicltrial.gov [NCT04346745].
resultsThe feasibility of the intervention was high, as indicated by an acceptable retention rate, fidelity, and positive feedback from caregivers and mentors. Compared with the control group, the intervention group had greater reductions in scores for loneliness at 3-month follow-up and for caregiver burden and depressive symptoms at 9-month follow-up. We did not find significant differences in caregiving competence between the two groups.
conclusionThe results indicated the high feasibility and potential efficacy of empowering existing human resources of experienced caregivers in the same ethnic community to improve the mental health of Chinese caregivers. Further research is needed to test the efficacy in a larger sample of this population.
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