Alzheimer. Alzheimer disease, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention will include of five sessions of spiritual-religious group therapy with emphasis on the Richards and Bergin’s spiritual therapy technique and based
Behavior
Intervention group: The intervention will include of five sessions of spiritual-religious group therapy with emphasis on the Richards and Bergin’s spiritual therapy technique and based on Islamic Zikr
Control 1 group: This group without special intervention will participate in team meetings for 5 weeks, 45-60 minutes per session. Just to talk about everyday issues.
Control 2 group: Without intervention
Sponsors
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Acceptance to be as a research participants; literacy to read and write in Persian; ability to talking with Persian language; moslem; minimum one year experience of care; personal statement on the role of primary caregiver for the elderly; Exclusion criteria: Absence of more than two sessions; if you are under the care of elderly people die during the study; caregivers who has medical background of depression or schizophrenia; caregivers who doesn’t complete their questionnaires
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Caregiver Burden. Timepoint: Before intervention and five sessions after interventions. Method of measurement: Robinson Caregiver Strain Index.;Quality Of Life. Timepoint: Before intervention and five sessions after interventions. Method of measurement: Caregiver's QOL Scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Age, Gender, Education, Economic situation. Timepoint: Befor intervention. Method of measurement: Demographic Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactBehrooz Mahdavi
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Outcome results
None listed