Participants sought for study examining The Impact of Emotions on Social Distancing among spousal caregivers for Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The purpose of this research is to understand the factors (e.g., feeling lonely) that influence compliance with social distancing recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you agree to take part in this study, you will be asked to complete an initial online screening survey. Eligible individuals will be asked to complete:
A 45-min online training session
Mobile assessment at 3-time periods (each period will be one week, one month apart); for this mobile portion of the study, you will answer brief surveys 7 times (each will take 5-10min) throughout the day. These surveys will be sent to your phone.
Online questionnaires at the beginning and end of each week (will take approximately 1hr to 1hr 30 min). Also, only in Time 1, you will complete 15-min online surveys every day for a week.
You will wear a provided smartwatch to monitor your sleep, heart rates, physical activity and location during each week of mobile assessment.
To be eligible, you must
be the principal person taking care of the spouse with a physician-based diagnosis of dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease
devote at least 4 hours daily to the care of the spouse for at least the last 3 months
be married or self-defined as long term committed partners for at least 3 years
have a personal smartphone with internet access to complete the surveys
have access to a personal computer or laptop with internet access
be fluent in English
participants should not have acute or uncontrolled medical illness (e.g., major surgery, autoimmune disorders)
Participants will be compensated up to $255 for completion of the three visits (Amazon gift card or PayPal). If you are interested, follow this link to complete the online eligibility survey.
The principal investigator of this study is Dr. Christopher Fagundes in the BMED Lab at Rice University. To get more information, please contact us at careduringCOVID@rice.edu or 832-819-4297.