Caring for someone with dementia can be stressful

We are conducting a national, fully remote research study funded by the National Institute of Health, which examines how people experience and process emotions during the process of caregiving.

If you are interested in participating or want to know more please send us an email, or give us a call!

Email: caregivers.tscan@gmail.com

Phone: 713-348-3528

STUDY DESCRIPTION:

You will be asked to complete a telephone screening call with a member from the research team (approximately 20 minutes) to assess eligibility.

The study includes:

A 30-minute online consenting session via Zoom. This will include a general introduction to the study.
A 1-hour training session via Zoom. This session will include online questionnaires, heart rate monitoring using a mobile phone app and pre-mailed chest band, and a picture-rating task.
A mobile assessment for one week; for this mobile portion of the study, you will answer brief surveys 5 times throughout the day.
A completion of heart rate monitoring using a mobile phone app & chest band and a series of online questionnaires for 4 additional time points after the initial session (1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 3 months).

We are looking for participants who 1) are the unpaid, primary caregiver of a loved one with a physician-based diagnosis of dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease and 2) have a smartphone.

In total, this study will take approximately 6 hours to complete and participants can be compensated up to $120 for this study via Amazon e-gift card.