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Effects of an Automated Telephone Support System on Caregiver Burden and Anxiety: Findings From the REACH for TLC Intervention Study
Diane Feeney Mahoney, Barbara J. Tarlow, Richard Norman Jones. The Gerontologist, 2003-08-01
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
There was a significant intervention effect as hypothesized for participants with lower mastery at baseline on all three bother (p =.04), anxiety (p =.01), and depression (p =.007). Additionally, wives exhibited a significant intervention effect in the reduction of the bothersome nature of caregiving (p =.02). Wives who exhibited low mastery and high anxiety benefited the most from the automated telecare intervention. Findings suggest that, to optimize outcome effects, similar interventions should be tailored to match the users' characteristics and preferences.
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Mahoney, D. F., Tarlow, B. J., & Jones, R. N. (2003). Effects of an Automated Telephone Support System on Caregiver Burden and Anxiety: Findings From the REACH for TLC Intervention Study. The Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/43.4.556
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Mahoney DF, Tarlow BJ, Jones RN. Effects of an Automated Telephone Support System on Caregiver Burden and Anxiety: Findings From the REACH for TLC Intervention Study. The Gerontologist. 2003. doi:10.1093/geront/43.4.556. PMID: 12937334.
BibTeX
@article{mahoney2003-12937334,
author = {Mahoney, Diane Feeney and Tarlow, Barbara J. and Jones, Richard Norman},
title = {{Effects of an Automated Telephone Support System on Caregiver Burden and Anxiety: Findings From the REACH for TLC Intervention Study}},
journal = {The Gerontologist},
year = {2003},
doi = {10.1093/geront/43.4.556},
pmid = {12937334},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/43.4.556}
}
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Key findings
- There was a significant intervention effect as hypothesized for participants with lower mastery at baseline on all three bother (p =.04), anxiety (p =.01), and depression (p =.007).
- Additionally, wives exhibited a significant intervention effect in the reduction of the bothersome nature of caregiving (p =.02).
- Wives who exhibited low mastery and high anxiety benefited the most from the automated telecare intervention.
- Findings suggest that, to optimize outcome effects, similar interventions should be tailored to match the users' characteristics and preferences.
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Study details
- Study designlongitudinal study
- Evidence strengthHigh
How this study scored 55/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a longitudinal study following the same people over time. Scored zero for sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multicenter collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 32 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 55 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (The Gerontologist) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A longitudinal study following the same people over time |
| 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 | 2003 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multicenter collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 12937334) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 32 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 32 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 55 out of 100. |
| Total | 55 / 100 | — |
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