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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Treatments

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Background A self-administered Web-based intervention was developed to help carers of persons with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) and multiple chronic conditions (MCC) deal with the significant transitions they experience. MT4C was found to increase hope in participants at three months compared with the control group. Objective This mixed methods secondary analysis aimed to (1) examine differences at three months in the outcomes of hope, self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) scores in users (ie, those who used MT4C at least once during the three-month period) compared with nonusers and (2) identify reasons for nonuse. Analysis of covariance was used to determine differences at three months, and generalized estimating equations were used to determine significant differences in HHI, GSES, and SF-12v2 between users and nonusers of MT4C from baseline to three months. Interview data were analyzed using content analysis and integrated with quantitative data at the result stage. Results Of the 101 participants at baseline, 9 (9%) withdrew from the study, leaving 92 participants at three months of which 72 (78%) used MT4C at least once; 20 (22%) participants did not use it at all. At baseline, there were no statistically significant differences in demographic characteristics and in outcome variables (HHI, GSES, and SF-12v2 mental component score and physical component score) between users and nonusers. Over time, users had significantly higher GSES scores than nonusers (P=.048).

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APA 7th

Duggleby, W., Ploeg, J., McAiney, C., Fisher, K., Jovel Ruiz, K., Ghosh, S., et al. (2019). A Comparison of Users and Nonusers of a Web-Based Intervention for Carers of Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: Mixed Methods Secondary Analysis. Journal of medical Internet research. https://doi.org/10.2196/14254

Vancouver

Duggleby W, Ploeg J, McAiney C, Fisher K, Jovel Ruiz K, Ghosh S, et al. A Comparison of Users and Nonusers of a Web-Based Intervention for Carers of Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: Mixed Methods Secondary Analysis. Journal of medical Internet research. 2019. doi:10.2196/14254. PMID: 31625947.

BibTeX

@article{duggleby2019-31625947,
  author  = {Duggleby, W. and Ploeg, J. and McAiney, C. and Fisher, K. and Jovel Ruiz, K. and Ghosh, S. and Peacock, S. and Markle-Reid, M. and others},
  title   = {{A Comparison of Users and Nonusers of a Web-Based Intervention for Carers of Older Persons With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: Mixed Methods Secondary Analysis}},
  journal = {Journal of medical Internet research},
  year    = {2019},
  doi     = {10.2196/14254},
  pmid    = {31625947},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.2196/14254}
}

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Key findings

Background A self-administered Web-based intervention was developed to help carers of persons with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) and multiple chronic conditions (MCC) deal with the significant transitions they experience.
MT4C was found to increase hope in participants at three months compared with the control group.
Objective This mixed methods secondary analysis aimed to (1) examine differences at three months in the outcomes of hope, self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) scores in users (ie, those who used MT4C at least once during the three-month period) compared with nonusers and (2) identify reasons for nonuse.
Analysis of covariance was used to determine differences at three months, and generalized estimating equations were used to determine significant differences in HHI, GSES, and SF-12v2 between users and nonusers of MT4C from baseline to three months.
Interview data were analyzed using content analysis and integrated with quantitative data at the result stage.

Why it matters

This analysis looked at caregivers who used a web-based support tool versus those who did not, not at treating Alzheimer's disease itself. It examined caregiver outcomes like hope, self-efficacy, and quality of life, so it does not speak to curing or preventing the disease.

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Study details

Study designrandomized controlled trial
Participants101
Evidence strengthHigh

How this study scored 60/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a randomised controlled trial. Scored zero for effect reported because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of medical Internet research)
Journal's citation record	3 / 4	Journal of Medical Internet Research: journal h-index 286 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	11 / 12	A randomised controlled trial
Strength of evidence	5 / 5	Rated “high” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	2 / 5	2019 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	2 / 4	101 participants
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomised / blinded	1 / 2	Randomised (as stated in the record)
Times cited	3 / 7	Cited 22 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	1 / 5	2.4 citations a year over 9 year(s) since 2019
Impact for its field and year	2 / 6	Cited 1.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	1 / 6	Cited by 1 other studies in this library
Still being cited	1 / 4	Cited 11 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	1 / 4	Last-listed author Jennifer Swindle: h-index 14 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	McMaster University: institution h-index 1,334 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 6 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 31625947)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	60 / 100	—

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