Caregiver as Navigator: Develop Skills Online (CAN-DO)

Launched by EMORY UNIVERSITY · Dec 11, 2023

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The CAN-DO trial is looking to understand how an online course can help family members and friends who care for people with dementia. The study will include 270 caregivers, who will be randomly assigned to take the CAN-DO course right away or after waiting for a bit. Participants will share their experiences through interviews before and after the course, and the entire study will last for about six months.

To join the trial, caregivers should be at least 18 years old, provide at least four hours of care each week to someone living with dementia, and have internet access. It's also important that they can understand, speak, and read English. Caregivers who plan to move the person they care for to a facility within the next six months or whose care recipient is currently in hospice cannot participate. This study aims to equip caregivers with better skills to manage their caregiving responsibilities, ultimately benefiting both them and the individuals they care for.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Family member or friend providing at least 4 hours per week of informal care for a community-dwelling person living with ADRD
• • 18 years or older
• • Has internet access
• • Does not have to co-reside with the individual
• • Understands, speaks, and reads English
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Family caregiver plans to move care recipient to an institutional setting within the next six months
• • Care recipient currently enrolled in hospice