TY  - JOUR
AU  - Perales-Puchalt, Jaime
AU  - Acosta-Rullán, Mariola
AU  - Ramírez-Mantilla, Mariana
AU  - Espinoza-Kissell, Paul
AU  - Vidoni, Eric
AU  - Niedens, Michelle
AU  - Ellerbeck, Edward
AU  - Hinton, Ladson
AU  - Loera, Linda
AU  - Ramírez, A Susana
AU  - Lara, Esther
AU  - Watts, Amber
AU  - Williams, Kristine
AU  - Resendez, Jason
AU  - Burns, Jeffrey
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/4/28
TI  - A Text Messaging Intervention to Support Latinx Family Caregivers of Individuals With Dementia (CuidaTEXT): Development and Usability Study
JO  - JMIR Aging
SP  - e35625
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
KW  - Latinx individuals
KW  - mHealth
KW  - dementia
KW  - caregiving
AB  - Background: Latinx family caregivers of individuals with dementia face many barriers to caregiver support access. Interventions to alleviate these barriers are urgently needed. Objective: This study aimed to describe the development of CuidaTEXT, a tailored SMS text messaging intervention to support Latinx family caregivers of individuals with dementia. Methods: CuidaTEXT is informed by the stress process framework and social cognitive theory. We developed and refined CuidaTEXT using a mixed methods approach that included thematic analysis and descriptive statistics. We followed 6 user-centered design stages, namely, the selection of design principles, software vendor collaboration, evidence-based foundation, caregiver and research and clinical advisory board guidance, sketching and prototyping, and usability testing of the prototype of CuidaTEXT among 5 Latinx caregivers. Results: CuidaTEXT is a bilingual 6-month-long SMS text messaging–based intervention tailored to caregiver needs that includes 1-3 daily automatic messages (n=244) about logistics, dementia education, self-care, social support, end of life, care of the person with dementia, behavioral symptoms, and problem-solving strategies; 783 keyword-driven text messages for further help with the aforementioned topics; live chat interaction with a coach for further help; and a 19-page reference booklet summarizing the purpose and functions of the intervention. The 5 Latinx caregivers who used the prototype of CuidaTEXT scored an average of 97 out of 100 on the System Usability Scale. Conclusions: CuidaTEXT’s prototype demonstrated high usability among Latinx caregivers. CuidaTEXT’s feasibility is ready to be tested. 
SN  - 2561-7605
UR  - https://aging.jmir.org/2022/2/e35625
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/35625
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35482366
DO  - 10.2196/35625
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/35625
ER  -