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The effect of a family education on care burden and quality of life in carers of hemodialysis patients

The effect of a family education program on care burden and quality of life in family carers of hemodialysis patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20170812035635N2
Enrollment
70
Registered
2018-03-01
Start date
2016-10-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-03-26

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

Conditions

Chronic kideny disease(Hemodialysis).

Interventions

Intervention 1: In this study, for patients in the test group, family education program was held for 8 sessions, 90 minutes, twice a week. This program provided methods for reducing care burden and im

Sponsors

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:Interested in participating in the study being able to communicate read and write in persian Care giver’s age 18 years and older Caring for patients who have undergone kidney replacement for at least 3 months Participants are included in the study from each family member who is the main caregiver Take care only of a chronic illness in the family Not participating Caregiver in family education session before Not having features of psychosis and other psychiatric and physical disorders Not treating care giver with hemodialysis Having at least elementary educational level for the caregiver Not being in cure team Not using other complementary therapies such as physical therapies, acupuncture, yoga and psychotherapy sessions during the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: dealing with the crisis and the severe stress before the study Caregiver’s refusion for participating in the research project

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Caregiver’s burden. Timepoint: before the intervention, immidiately after the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Zarit caregiver burden questionnaire.;Quality of life. Timepoint: before the intervention, immidiately after the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: quality of life -WHO short form questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSaied Pahlavanzadeh

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

pahlavanzadeh@nm.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3792 7566

Outcome results

None listed

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