Empowering Cardiovascular Health in Custodial Grandparents
Oregon Health and Science University
Summary
In this study, the investigators will tailor an existing intervention (Rural Caregiver Heart Health Education (RICHH)) protocol and test its feasibility, acceptability, and initial effect with grandparent caregivers.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 21+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Grandparent (inclusion): * Provides full-time care to at least one grandchild (\< 18 years old) for at least 6 months, with no biological parent residing in the household or providing substantial care to the children * Lives in Oregon * Has English proficiency sufficient for informed consent and completion of study measures * Provides signed informed consent Grandparent (exclusion) * Plans for transfer of care to other caregivers or setting for the next 12 months * Has significant physical or emotional impairment, or psychiatric illness that might interfere with engagement in their own self…
Interventions
- BehavioralModified RICHH
The RICHH intervention is an educational-behavioral and counseling intervention that promotes caregivers' knowledge, skills and motivation to engage in CVD risk reduction. The intervention is delivered individually to caregivers in their homes using video-conferencing technology on mini-iPads. The program consists of 12 weekly sessions \[30-45 minutes\] that will be held at the caregivers' preferred times. RICHH consists of 6 interactive modules (i.e., self-management for heart health, depressive symptom management, heart healthy eating, physical activity, co-morbid condition management, and adherence to medication and smoking cessation). The modified RICHH intervention utilizes focus group outcomes to employ modifications needed to target custodial grandparents from varied backgrounds (e.g., high ACEs, SDoH groups).
- BehavioralStandard of Care (SOC)
Referral to primary care provider
Location
- Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, Oregon