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Impact of spiritual interventions on family function and sense of coherence

Impact of spiritual interventions, designed based on five items of Richard& Bergin's Theistic spiritual strategies, on family function and sense of coherence of cancer patients caregivers.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016110730758N1
Enrollment
66
Registered
2017-06-05
Start date
2016-12-05
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

Cancer. Malignant neoplasms

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Spiritual intervention is done during the 6 meeting in small groups of 11 caregivers. every week a meeting will be held on certain days.The duration of each sess
Lifestyle
Intervention group: Spiritual intervention is done during the 6 meeting in small groups of 11 caregivers. every week a meeting will be held on certain days.The duration of each session is 45 to 60
Control group: Do not receive any intervention, after the end of the study they are given educational booklets.

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research of of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
77 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Having a person with cancer in family; passing at least two months and maximum 6 months from the time of diagnosis. Exclusion criteria: Patients with recurrent disease.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Family Function. Timepoint: Before intervention& after intervention& one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Family Assesment Device(FAD).;Sence of Coherence. Timepoint: Before intervention& after intervention& one month after intervention. Method of measurement: SOC-13.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Momeni

Shahid Beheshti School of Nursing & Midwifery

zahramomeni@sbmu.ac.irzahramk67@yahoo.com+98 21 8820 2521

Outcome results

None listed

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