Website Tool for Reducing Burden in Dementia Care Partners with Dysphagia Challenges

This clinical trial is exploring whether a new website tool, called WeCareToFeedDysphagia, can help reduce the feelings of stress and burden experienced by caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias who also have trouble swallowing, known as oropharyngeal dysphagia. The study is specifically looking at how the tool influences caregivers by measuring the strength of its effect on reducing their burden. The trial is important because it could lead to better support for caregivers, making their challenging roles more manageable, and it aims to determine if these findings could be applied in a larger study with more participants. In this study, caregivers are divided into two groups. One group uses the WeCareToFeedDysphagia tool, receiving three text reminders over a three-week period to engage with the tool. Both groups have access to contact information for a speech language pathologist for additional support. Participants will complete online surveys three times: when they join the study, one month after the patient leaves the hospital, and three months later. This will help researchers determine if the tool effectively eases caregivers' burdens and whether the study method can be applied on a larger scale.