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The Effect of Psychological Education on Caregivers' Burden of Care

The Effect of Psychological Education based on Virtual Networks on the Care Burden of Family Caregivers of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20191127045524N2
Enrollment
92
Registered
2023-09-07
Start date
2023-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-10-16

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Conditions

Acute coronary syndrome. Chronic ischemic heart disease, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention: Psychological training, which includes the first week of familiarization with acute coronary syndrome and related cultural issues, the second week of reducing the burden

Sponsors

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having a family caregiver who accompanies the patient to the Imam Hossein Hospital and the specialized clinic of the Imam Hossein Hospital for the continuation of treatment, periodical follow-ups and the initiation of treatment. Definitive diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome by a cardiologist for the patient 6 months have passed since the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome by a cardiologist Literacy for reading and writing Access to communication tools and the ability to install social networks has been actively caring for the patient for 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Nervous and mental disorders during self-expression Death of close relatives in the last 6 months Member of the treatment staff

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Examining the burden of care with the Zarit questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Zarit care burden questionnaire. The range of scores is from 0 to 88. A score below 30 is mild mental illness, 31 to 60 is moderate and 61 to 88 is severe care.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmirheidar Bakhshiarab

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

amirheidari770@gmail.com+98 23 3222 4816

Outcome results

None listed

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