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The impact of empowerment on perceived threat and care burden in caregivers of spinal cord injury

The effect of a program based on family-centered empowerment model on perceived threats and care burden in family carers of spinal cord injured patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20171216037895N3
Enrollment
70
Registered
2019-06-04
Start date
2019-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-08-26

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Conditions

Spinal cord injury. Injury of spinal cord, level unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this group, the family-centered empowerment program is implemented through four steps. Step 1: the Perceived threats including perceived severity and perceived s

Sponsors

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The caregiver is required to be at least 18 and maximally 60 years old Have directly and actively taken care of a patient with spinal cord injury for at least 6 months and deserve to make decisions concerning the treatment of the injured person Have obtained the informed written consent for participation in the research Have no hearing or vision impairment for participation in the training sessions for caregiver Have reading literacy for caregiver Have no mental disorders or chronic physical illness and also have no history of taking medication and psychoactive substances for caregiver Have no history of participation in any training session or any research related to the subject of this study for caregiver Living the caregiver with a patient suffering from injured spinal cord injury Have obtained a Barthel Index (King's version) score less than and equal to 90 in Injured

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having other acute or chronic physical disorders and psychological disorders in the caregiver Caregiver membership in the healthcare team

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of perceived threat. Timepoint: One and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Burden of care. Timepoint: One and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAhmad Taheri Ghale-Salim

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

a.taheri@nm.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3792 2918

Outcome results

None listed

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