N/A N=59 Supportive Care

Improving Self-Efficacy Through a Telenovela: Feasibility Study

Healthy

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

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Results posted

May 2023

Primary outcome: Primary: Change in HFCG Anxiety Before and After NOVELA as Assessed by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale — 8.63; 7.67 score on a scale

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: NOVELA (Behavioral)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
Primary completion: Apr 2022

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Change in HFCG Anxiety Before and After NOVELA as Assessed by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale	8.63; 7.67	—
PRIMARY Change in HFCG Self-efficacy Before and After NOVELA as Assessed by the Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale	3.01; 3.05	—
SECONDARY Change in HFCG Satisfaction During and After NOVELA as Assessed by a Single-item Satisfaction Question	4.02; 4.26	—

Summary

In the NOVELA intervention, hospice care will be enhanced with the telenovela videos for hospice family caregivers (HFCG) education during weekly hospice visits to prepare caregivers for proper use of hospice support and healthcare services

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Identified family caregiver of patients enrolled in hospice
Caregivers must be over the age of 18
Without cognitive impairment
With access to wireless device and internet.

Exclusion Criteria

HFCG of patients that are actively dying
Caregivers younger than 18 years
With cognitive impairment
Without internet access.

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