The effect of family support programs on depression, anxiety, stress and satisfaction of family caregiver`s in patients' open heart surgery.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016051624342N2

Enrollment

Registered

2016-07-01

Start date

2016-05-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Family caregiver`s, patients candidate for open heart surgery. Presence of cardiac and vascular implants and grafts

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention Group: The intervention mainly will be done based on two aspects: informational support including instructional sessions and booklets, and phone calls with caregivers. Ano

The control group: Receiving usual hospital routine

Intervention Group: The intervention mainly will be done based on two aspects: informational support including instructional sessions and booklets, and phone calls with caregivers. Another aspect cal

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Family member should have a key role in the patient’s care, have the ability to read and understand Persian, be at least18 years old, not have a history of taking care of a cardiac surgical patient, not be a member of the healthcare team, and finally the patient shouldn’t be the candidate of emergency surgery. Exclusion criteria: Occurrence of any postoperative complications such as bleeding, reoperation, etc.; the patient is extubated in the first 24 hours after surgery, the patient or her/his family members cannot participate in all instructional sessions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depression, Anxiety and Stress. Timepoint: One day before surgery ,24 hours before dischage,14 days after discharge. Method of measurement: Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Satisfaction with family caregiver`s. Timepoint: 24 hours before discharge from hospital. Method of measurement: Satisfaction Questionnaire family members of adult patients hospitalized in intensive care.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFariba Shoushi

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences,

r.shoushi@gmail.com+98 33795555

Outcome results

None listed

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