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Effect of family oriented communication skills education on depression, anxiety and stress, and quality of life in older adults and their main care givers

Effect of family oriented communication skills education on depression, anxiety and stress, and quality of life in older adults and their main care givers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2014110114463N4
Enrollment
120
Registered
2014-11-28
Start date
2014-09-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Condition 1: Mental and behavioural disorders. Condition 2: Mental and behavioural disorders. Depressive episode Other anxiety disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: After selection of an adequate number of subjects, educational program will be administrated in form of six 45-minute sessions once a week in study group .Intervention will start with
Behavior
Lifestyle
After selection of an adequate number of subjects, educational program will be administrated in form of six 45-minute sessions once a week in study group .Intervention will start with an introduction
In control group, two sessions will be held in which the subjects conducte group discussion about their favorite subjects.

Sponsors

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
33 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Older adults’ and their main caregivers’ least literacy of reading and writing; Older adults’ and their main caregivers’ signed consent form; Older adults’ and their main caregivers’ full consciousness; Older adults’ and their main caregivers’ familiarity with Persian language; Older adults’ age of 60 years or over; Absence of older adults’ and their main caregivers’ physical and mental disability; No recent older adults’ and their main caregivers’ consumption or history of anti depression , anti anxiety , and anti stress medications; No history of psychiatric disorders based on a psychiatrist’s diagnosis in the older adults and their main caregivers; No involvement in a disturbing disease that directly causes a behavioral disorder in older adults and their main caregivers Exclusion criteria: Start of medications to control psychiatric signs with a physician’s order during the study for the older adults or their main caregivers; Older adults’ and their main caregivers’ loss of interest to continue with the study at any stage ; Older adults’ or their main caregivers’ deat; Absenteeism for more than two sessions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anexiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention, Immediately after the intervention, One month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Depression. Timepoint: Before the intervention, Immediately after the intervention, One month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Stress. Timepoint: Before the intervention, Immediately after the intervention, One month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the intervention, Immediately after the intervention, One month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contact1-Ghazavi Zahra 2-Feshangchi Simin

Nursing Faculty, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

zahra_ghazavi@nm.mui.ac.ir & s.feshangchi@gmail.com+98 31 3792 2960

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026