Caring for the carer: improving self-efficacy to provide care and reducing anxiety among family carers of primary brain tumour patients

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1072061

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This fellowship will aim to improve self-efficacy and reduce anxiety among carers of primary brain tumour patients, who experience a significant burden due to their caregiving roles. This will be achieved through: (1) development of an online psychoeducational intervention; (2) pilot testing of the intervention; and (3) a randomised controlled trial of the intervention to determine its efficacy.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $318,669.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

brain tumours | cancer | caregiver burden | caregivers | cognitive impairment | internet service delivery | intervention study | psycho-oncology | quality of life | self efficacy

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