Evaluating the effects of the World Health Organisation's online intervention 'iSupport lite' to reduce burden in multilingual dementia carers: results from the Australian Draw-Care randomised clinical trial.
Background The World Health Organisation's (WHO) iSupport Lite program contains six short practical public health support messages for carers of people with dementia to reduce stress and improve their mental health. We culturally adapted WHO's iSupport Lite into a digital intervention—'Draw-Care' —...
| Publicado en: | Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 1 - 14 |
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Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00020729 AGA jtl: Age & Ageing issn: 00020729 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2026 vid: 55 iid: 2 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 192513158 10.1093/ageing/afag030 ppf: 1 ppct: 13 formats: tig: atl: Evaluating the effects of the World Health Organisation's online intervention 'iSupport lite' to reduce burden in multilingual dementia carers: results from the Australian Draw-Care randomised clinical trial. aug: au: Brijnath, Bianca Dang, Thu Ha Enticott, Joanne Tian, Yuan Markusevska, Simona Antoniades, Josefine Nguyen, Tuan Anh Gilbert, Andrew Mortimer, Duncan Gurgone, Mary affil: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, AustraliaSocial Gerontology, National Ageing Research Institute Ltd., Parkville, Victoria, Australia Social Gerontology, National Ageing Research Institute Ltd., Parkville, Victoria, AustraliaSchool of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Clinical Gerontology Division, National Ageing Research Institute Ltd., Parkville, Victoria, Australia Monash Business School Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Association of Culturally Appropriate Services, Perth, Western Australia, Australia su: Australia World Health Organization Self-evaluation Community health services Medical care Blind experiment Internet Randomized controlled trials Multilingualism Quality of life Psychology of caregivers Affect (Psychology) Motion pictures Psychological tests Research funding Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Statistical sampling Probability theory Descriptive statistics Burden of care Dementia Data analysis software sug: subj: Self-evaluation Community health services Medical care Blind experiment Internet Randomized controlled trials Multilingualism Quality of life Psychology of caregivers Affect (Psychology) Motion pictures Psychological tests Australia World Health Organization Other Individual and Family Services Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities Other local, municipal and regional public administration Community health centres All Other Outpatient Care Centers Wired Telecommunications Carriers Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals Motion Picture and Video Production Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling Research funding Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Statistical sampling Probability theory Descriptive statistics Burden of care Dementia Data analysis software keyword: animation caregivers copyrightHolder:British Geriatrics Society copyrightYear:2026 dementia dementia care digital ethnicity films https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag030 inLanguage:en languages multilingual multilingualism older people primary outcome measure publisher:Oxford University Press quality of life randomization sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41719424/ trial waiting lists world health world health organization animation caregivers copyrightHolder:British Geriatrics Society copyrightYear:2026 dementia dementia care digital ethnicity films https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag030 inLanguage:en languages multilingual multilingualism older people primary outcome measure publisher:Oxford University Press quality of life randomization sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41719424/ trial waiting lists world health world health organization ab: Background The World Health Organisation's (WHO) iSupport Lite program contains six short practical public health support messages for carers of people with dementia to reduce stress and improve their mental health. We culturally adapted WHO's iSupport Lite into a digital intervention—'Draw-Care' — comprising six animated films and tipsheets hosted on a website and available in 10 languages. Aim To assess the effectiveness of 'Draw-Care' on multilingual family carers' burden, mood and quality of life. Methods A single-blind, parallel-group randomised clinical trial conducted with multilingual adult carers with internet access. The trial was community-based, conducted online, between 1 August 2023 and 8 November 2024, with follow-up at 6- and 12-weeks. The target was 194 participants (156 needed with 25% attrition). The primary outcome was reduction in carer burden, as measured by the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Secondary outcomes were improvement in carer mood and quality of life, as measured by the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D), the World Health Organisation Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-Bref), Care-related Quality of Life instrument (CarerQoL-7D), and productivity and activity impairment as measured by the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire as adapted for caregiving (WPAI:CG). Findings One hundred sixteen participants consented and 93 (46 waitlist control, 47 intervention) were included in the analyses. Participants mean age was 54.80 (SD 13.33), 72 (77.4%) were women, and 29 (31.5%), 27 (29.4%) and 22 (23.9%) were from European, Vietnamese and Chinese backgrounds, respectively. No statistically significant differences were observed between the intervention and control groups on the ZBI, CES-D, WHOQOL-Bref and WPAI:CG. Null effects for some outcomes may be due to ceiling effects or insufficient power. A statistically significantly higher mean CarerQoL-VAS score was found for the intervention group (mean difference = 0.75, 95% CL: 0.25 to 1.24, P = .003) over 6- and 12-weeks, compared to the control. Interpretation 'Draw-Care' showed no significant effect on carers' burden and mood but did show significant improvements in some carers' quality of life measures. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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