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Psychological Well-beingNCT06064760

Workshop on Strengths and Competences to Improve Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents

A study testing Psychoeducational Workshop on Personal Strengths and Emotional Competences to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents Caring for Their Grandchildren in people with Psychological Well-being and Quality of Life, run by CEU San Pablo University at 1 site in Spain.

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Trial summary

Recent social and demographic changes in Western countries have led to a reorganization of the family relationships, such as grandparents-grandchildren bond. The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) shows, on the one hand, that 52% of grandparents are auxiliary caregivers of their grandchildren… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Psychological Well-being, Quality of Life, Virtues
What is being tested?
Psychoeducational Workshop on Personal Strengths and Emotional Competences to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents Caring for Their Grandchildren
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
110 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
1 May 2022to Jun 2024
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Being grandparent of, at least, one minor children or adolescent.

Who cannot join

  • Suffer from a disease that makes the person unable to understand the questionnaire (e.g., moderate-severe dementia).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Leyre Galarraga Cristóbal contact

914566300

leyre.galarragacristobal@ceu.es

Cristina Noriega García contact

914566300

cristina.noriegagarcia@ceu.es

Spain1 site, 1 recruiting
  • San Pablo CEU University (Campus Montepríncipe)

    Alcorcón, Madrid, 28925

    Leyre Galarraga Cristóbal, 914566300, leyre.galarragacristobal@ceu.es

    Cristina Noriega García, 914566300, cristina.noriegagarcia@ceu.es

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Values and Virtues of Grandparents Caring for Their Grandchildren as Protective Factors of Their Health and Psychological Wellbeing

Recent social and demographic changes in Western countries have led to a reorganization of the family relationships, such as grandparents-grandchildren bond. The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) shows, on the one hand, that 52% of grandparents are auxiliary caregivers of their grandchildren and, on the other hand, that more than 15% of grandparents regularly care for their grandchildren, being the Spanish percentage the second highest of Europe. Given these figures, it is clear that many grandparents today are playing an important role as socializing agents for their grandchildren.

According to this, grandparents play their socializing rol by passing on their grandchildren skills, experiences, values, beliefs and affection. This bond not only influences positively on grandchildren, but also on grandparents. Caring for grandchildren allows grandparents to resolve the crises of generativity and integrity of self, included in Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development. Moreover, high leves of generativity are related with greater personal growth, one of the dimensions of psychological wellbeing. However, the literature on the socializing rol of grandparents is scarce and has focus on the negative effects of caring for grandchildren. In contrast, recent studies demonstrates that caring for grandchildren has positive effect on grandparents' health and life satisfaction.

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Being important to consider the negative consequences of this type of care, is also necessary to develop a new perspective, focus on protective factors of grandparents' psychological wellbeing and quality of life. According to McCubbin's Resilience Model of Family Stress, Adjustment and Adaptation, psychological resources and coping skills could be protective factors, minimizing the impact of caring for grandchildren.

The present project considers two protective factors: personal strengths and emotional competences, variables that are worked on the workshops. By focusing on these aspects, not only an improvement in family relationships (grandparents-parents-grandchildren) is expected, but also an increase in the psychological well-being and quality of life of the participants.

The development of intervention programs aimed at protective factors could be useful for grandparent caregivers, promoting their psychological well-being and quality of life.

Read the detailed description

The study intervention consists of a psychoeducational group workshop oriented to grandparents caring for at least one minor grandchild.

The workshop includes 5 sessions and a follow-up call. The duration of the sessions is about 90 minutes. The modality is online.

The sessions and their objectives are detailed below:

  • Session 1: Defining my role as a grandparent.

To frame the topic, get to know the participants and build a good group atmosphere.

  • Session 2: Deepening my relationships.

To promote participants' confidence as grandparents.

  • Session 3: Growing as a grandparent.

To help participants become aware of useful caregiving strategies.

  • Session 4: Discovering my emotional world.

To help participants learn about and understand their own emotional world.

  • Session 5. Caring for others and caring for me.

To help participants live their role as a grandparent without displacing other vital elements important to them.

  • Follow-up. Phone call.

To offer participants a final one-on-one meeting.

Being tested
Psychoeducational Workshop on Personal Strengths and Emotional Competences to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents Caring for Their Grandchildren
Keywords
Grandparents-grandchildren relationship, Grandparents caregivers, Grandparenthood, Supplementary care, Psychological well-being, Quality of life, Personal strengths, Emotional competences, Psychoeducational group intervention
Medical subject headings
Psychological Well-Being

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Psychoeducational Workshop on Personal Strengths and Emotional Competences to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents Caring for Their GrandchildrenBehavioural

    The intervention is a psychoeducational group workshop (6-8 participants). It includes 5 sessions of, approximately, 90 minutes. In addition, 3 months after the end of the workshop, a follow-up call will be organized with the participants. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the workshop will be held online.

    The sessions are:

    • Session 1: Defining my role as grandparent.
    • Session 2: Deepening my relationships.
    • Session 3: Growing as grandparent.
    • Session 4: Discovering my emotional world.
    • Session 5: Caring for others and caring for myself.
Study groups in NCT06064760
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Experimental groupExperimentalThe experimental group is given the Workshop on Strengths and Competences to Improve Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents.
Receives: Behavioral: Psychoeducational Workshop on Personal Strengths and Emotional Competences to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents Caring for Their Grandchildren
Control groupNo interventionThe control group is not given the Workshop on Strengths and Competences to Improve Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Grandparents' psychological wellbeing

    Psychological wellbeing will be evaluated with Ryff's Psychological Wellbeing Scale.

    Scale values: 1 (very inadequate to describe me), 2 (quite inadequate to describe me), 3 (some inadequate to describe me), 4 (some adequate to describe me), 5 (quite adequate to describe me), 6 (very adequate to describe me).

    Interpretation: the higher the score, the greater the psychological wellbeing of the person being assessed.

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 years

  2. Grandparents' quality of life

    Quality of life will be evaluated with CASP-12.

    Scale values: 1 (sometimes), 2, 3, 4 (never).

    Interpretation: the higher the score, the greater the quality of life of the person being assessed.

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 years

  3. Grandparents' involvement and burnout

    Involvement and burnout will be evaluated with Multidimensional Experience of Grandparenthood Set of Inventories.

    Scale values: 1 (totally disagree), 2, 3, 4, 5 (totally agree).

    Interpretation: the higher the score, the greater the involvement and burnout of the person being assessed as grandparent.

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 years

  4. Grandparents' emotional competences

    Emotional competences will be evaluated with Grandparents Emotional Competency Scale.

    Scale values: 1 (never), 2 (sometimes), 3 (almost always), 4 (always).

    Interpretation: the higher the score, the greater the emotional competences of the person being assessed as grandparent.

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 years

  5. Grandparents' character strengths

    Character strengths will be evaluated with Psychological Resources Inventory-77 items.

    Scale values: 0 (totally disagree), 1, 2, 3 (totally agree).

    Interpretation: the higher the score, the greater the character strengths of the person being assessed.

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Oct 2023
  2. Study start1 May 2022
  3. Primary completionDec 2023 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJun 2024 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Quantitative, observational and longitudinal study with three measurements (pre-intervention, post-intervention and monitoring). The measurements will be taken before the intervention, at the end of the intervention and at three months.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
110 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06064760
Sponsor's protocol ID
M02.0401.000.MPI20CNG
Status last verified
Jun 2023
First submitted
7 Jun 2022
Last updated
3 Oct 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Data will be shared in Excel format at https://osf.io/

Publications

  • Arpino B, Bordone V, Balbo N. Grandparenting, education and subjective well-being of older Europeans. Eur J Ageing. 2018 Mar 20;15(3):251-263. doi: 10.1007/s10433-018-0467-2. eCollection 2018 Sep.

    PubMed 30310372
  • Chan, K. L., Chen, M., Lo, K. M. C., Chen, Q., Kelley, S. J., & Ip, P. (2018). The effectiveness of interventions for grandparents raising grandchildren: A meta-analysis. Research on Social Work Practice, 29(6), 1-11. https://doi.org/gf7j

  • Diaz D, Rodriguez-Carvajal R, Blanco A, Moreno-Jimenez B, Gallardo I, Valle C, van Dierendonck D. [Spanish adaptation of the Psychological Well-Being Scales (PWBS)]. Psicothema. 2006 Aug;18(3):572-7. Spanish.

    PubMed 17296089
  • Erikson, E. H. (2000). El ciclo vital completado. Paidós.

  • Findler, L., Taubman-Ben-Ari, O., Nuttman-Shwartz, O., & Lazar, R. (2013). Construction and validation of the multidimensional experience of grandparenthood set of inventories. Social Work Research, 37(3), 237-253. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svt025

  • García, V., & Martínez-González, R. A (2017). Escala de competencias emocionales de abuelos y abuelas (ECEA). Revista Iberoamericana de Diagnóstico y Evaluación, 49(4), 107-120. https://doi.org/10.21865/RIDEP49.4.09

  • Goodsell, T. L., Bates, J. S., & Behnke, A. O. (2011). Fatherhood stories: Grandparents, grandchildren, and gender differences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28, 134-154. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407510386447

  • Martínez de Serrano, B.A. (2007). Desarrollo y validación de un instrumento para la evaluación de los recursos psicológicos: Inventario de recursos psicológicos-77 ítems (IRP-77). Tesis doctoral publicada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid.

  • McCubbin, M. A. (1993). Family stress theory and the development of nursing knowledge about family adaptation. In S. L. Feetham, S. B. Meister, J. M. Bell, & C. L. Gillis (eds.), The Nursing Family (pp. 46-58). Sage Publications.

  • Moore SM, Rosenthal DA. Personal growth, grandmother engagement and satisfaction among non-custodial grandmothers. Aging Ment Health. 2015;19(2):136-43. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2014.920302. Epub 2014 Jun 9.

    PubMed 24911594
  • Noriega, C., Velasco, C., & López, J. (2020). Perceptions of grandparents' generativity and personal growth in supplementary care providers of middle-aged grandchildren. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37, 1114-1135. https://doi.org/fvqh

  • Park, N., Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Strengths of character and well-being. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 23(5), 603-619. https://doi.org/dg5xc7

  • Perez-Rojo G, Martin N, Noriega C, Lopez J. Psychometric properties of the CASP-12 in a Spanish older community dwelling sample. Aging Ment Health. 2018 May;22(5):700-708. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2017.1292208. Epub 2017 Feb 28.

    PubMed 28282724
  • Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Character strenghts and virtues. Oxford University Press. SHARE (29 de septiembre de 2021). La encuesta de salud, envejecimiento y jubilación en Europa. https://www.share.cemfi.es/index.asp?menu=1

  • Sherr, L., Roberts, K. J., Hothi, S., & Balchin, N. (2018). Never too old to learn - parenting interventions for grandparents: A systematic review. Cogent Social Sciences, 4, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2018.1508627

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Psychoeducational Workshop on Personal Strengths and Emotional Competences to Improve the Psychological Wellbeing and Quality of Life of Grandparents Caring for Their Grandchildren in people with Psychological Well-being and Quality of Life, run by CEU San Pablo University at 1 site in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Oct 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Leyre Galarraga Cristóbal (914566300, leyre.galarragacristobal@ceu.es), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Grandparents' psychological wellbeing (time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06064760, which also lists 18 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Oct 2023.

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