The effect of informational support on anxiety and satisfaction of family caregivers

• Register: IRCT
• Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
• Main ID: IRCT2017022032129N2
• Date of registration: 2017-04-21
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Vice chancellor for Research
• Public title: The effect of informational support on anxiety and satisfaction of family caregivers
• Scientific title: The effect of informational support on anxiety and satisfaction of family caregivers of patients with hemiplegic stroke
• Date of first enrolment: 2017-04-09
• Target sample size: 84
• Recruitment status: Complete
• URL: http://en.irct.ir/trial/25112
• Study type: interventional
• Study design: Randomization: Not randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive.
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

• Name: Azim Azizi
• Affiliation: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

• Name: Azim Azizi
• Affiliation: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: The family member is responsible for the patient care; minimum age of 18 years; ability to read and write; lack of neurological disease, mental illness and anxiety; lack of drugs and psychotropic substance abuse; lack of communication problems; Be able to speak and understand the language of Farsi; unemployment in health centers. Exclusion criteria: Don't have willingness family caregivers to continue to study at any moment; death of the patient; family member cannot participate in all educational sessions; creating unwanted problems for the patient, such as re-bleeding and severe hemodynamic disorders that affect on the family.
Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: no limit
Age maximum: no limit
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Cerebellar stroke syndrome

stroke.
Cerebellar stroke syndrome

Intervention(s)

Prevention

The intervention study was conducted in two phases the first phase information support family caregivers for individual training, oral and face-to-face patient care to the patients and their relatives were tailored to the needs.The second stage consists of two one-hour group training session focused on the overall needs of patients with stroke and their carers group discussion about the problems and concerns as every other day will be held. The manual includes general information about stroke, its cause, explanation about the different aspects of treatment, including surgery, adverse events, patient's diet, the symptoms and how to prevent it, how to deal with disabilities.

The intervention study was conducted in two phases the first phase information support family caregivers for individual training, oral and face-to-face patient care to the patients and their relatives were tailored to the needs.The second stage consists of two one-hour group training session focused on the overall needs of patients with stroke and their carers group discussion about the problems and concerns as every other day will be held. The manual includes general information about stroke, its cause, explanation about the different aspects of treatment, including surgery, adverse events, patient's diet, the symptoms and how to prevent it, how to deal with disabilities

Primary Outcome(s)

Satisfaction of information. Timepoint: 8 days before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: satisfaction of information questionnaire.

The anxiety in caregivers of patients with stroke. Timepoint: 8 days before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Anxiety Inventory (STAI).

Secondary Outcome(s)

The satisfaction of caregivers of patients with stroke. Timepoint: 8 days before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Family caregivers satisfaction.

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Vice chancellor for Research

Ethics review

Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:

Ethics Committee of Hamedan University of Medical Sciences