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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Caregiving

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Results Intention-to-treat analysis did not show significant differences in self-perceived stress between the experimental and control groups (P=.98). The experimental group significantly improved their knowledge of the illness (d=.79, P=.008) from baseline to month 3. The results of the satisfaction questionnaire showed that most participants considered the program to be useful (95%, 19/20), clear (100%, 20/20), and comprehensive (85%, 17/20). Significant correlations were found between relationship and caregivers' program opinion (P=.01). Conclusions In this study, quantitative results were inconclusive owing to small sample size. Qualitative results indicated/showed little acceptance of the program and high expectations from caregivers.

Key findings

Results Intention-to-treat analysis did not show significant differences in self-perceived stress between the experimental and control groups (P=.98).
The experimental group significantly improved their knowledge of the illness (d=.79, P=.008) from baseline to month 3.
The results of the satisfaction questionnaire showed that most participants considered the program to be useful (95%, 19/20), clear (100%, 20/20), and comprehensive (85%, 17/20).
Significant correlations were found between relationship and caregivers' program opinion (P=.01).
Conclusions In this study, quantitative results were inconclusive owing to small sample size.

Why it matters

This pilot randomized controlled trial found no significant difference in self-perceived stress between the web-based program and control groups, though the experimental group improved their knowledge of the illness. The authors state the quantitative results were inconclusive because of the small sample size.

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Study details

Study designrandomized controlled trial
Participants25
Effect sizeor 262.20
Evidence strengthHigh

How this study scored 71/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a randomised controlled trial.

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	1 / 5	2015 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	1 / 4	25 participants
Effect reported	2 / 3	Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomised / blinded	1 / 2	Randomised (as stated in the record)
Times cited	5 / 7	Cited 204 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	3 / 5	15.7 citations a year over 13 year(s) since 2015
Impact for its field and year	4 / 6	Cited 12.3× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	2 / 6	Cited by 8 other studies in this library
Still being cited	3 / 4	Cited 55 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Anne‐Sophie Rigaud: h-index 36 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	2 / 3	Inserm: institution h-index 1,988 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 9 institution(s) in 2 countries
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 25967983)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	71 / 100	—

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Cristancho-Lacroix, V., Wrobel, J., Cantegreil-Kallen, I., Dub, T., Rouquette, A., & Rigaud, A. S. (2015). A web-based psychoeducational program for informal caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of medical Internet research. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.3717

Vancouver

Cristancho-Lacroix V, Wrobel J, Cantegreil-Kallen I, Dub T, Rouquette A, Rigaud AS. A web-based psychoeducational program for informal caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of medical Internet research. 2015. doi:10.2196/jmir.3717. PMID: 25967983.

BibTeX

@article{cristancholacroix2015-25967983,
  author  = {Cristancho-Lacroix, V. and Wrobel, J. and Cantegreil-Kallen, I. and Dub, T. and Rouquette, A. and Rigaud, A. S.},
  title   = {{A web-based psychoeducational program for informal caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease: a pilot randomized controlled trial}},
  journal = {Journal of medical Internet research},
  year    = {2015},
  doi     = {10.2196/jmir.3717},
  pmid    = {25967983},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.3717}
}

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