Quality of Life. Alzheimer disease
Conditions
Interventions
Eight sessions of support group will be held for every participant. Every session would be 1/5-2 hours in length and the researcher will attend all sessions as a nurse..
Lifestyle
Eight sessions of support group will be held for every participant. Every session would be 1/5-2 hours in length and the researcher will attend all sessions as a nurse.
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Vice chancellor for research
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: All family caregivers of Alzheimer’s persons, without considering the age range. Having at least one year of experience caring of Alzheimer’s person. Having at least literacy of Reading and writing. Having a desire to participate in a support group. Lack of identified mental illness. Exclusion criteria: Lack of desire for maintaining participation. Death of Alzheimer’s person. Change of the primary caregiver of Alzheimer’s person. Participation in support groups. Participating in less than three sessions of support groups
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression. Timepoint: before intervention and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21).;Loneliness. Timepoint: before intervention and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: short form of the social and emotional loneliness scale for adults (SELSA-S),.;Quality of life. Timepoint: before intervention and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: SF- 36 standard questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactElham Navab
Tehran University Of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed