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The effect of sharing experiences on compassion fatigue and resilience of family caregivers of disabled elderly

Evaluation of the effect of sharing experiences in virtual support group on compassion fatigue and resilience of family caregivers of disabled elderly

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20200118046173N1
Enrollment
50
Registered
2020-06-22
Start date
2020-04-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-07-13

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

Conditions

Condition 1: Fatigue compassion. Condition 2: resilience.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the first session, the researcher will introduce the research for both intervention and control groups and inform them about the general principles of care for t

Sponsors

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Have informed consent to participate in the study (elderly and caregiver) Over 60 years old (elderly) Moderate or severe disability according to the WHO-DAS II scale(elderly) Giving care at home (elderly) Giving care from family members (elderly) Being a member of the family of an elderly person (caregiver) Being the primary caregiver means spending the most time with the elderly among the other caregivers (caregiver) Take care of the elderly for at least three months (caregiver) Being literate (caregiver) Being able to participate in virtual social groups or use the Internet (caregiver)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: have major physical problems or problems under treatment (caregiver) being a member of other related support groups (caregiver) receiving money for providing care (caregiver)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fatigue compassion. Timepoint: At the beginning of study and after the intervention. Method of measurement: by using of fatigue compassion questionnaire.;Resilience. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after intervention. Method of measurement: by using the resilience questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Fatemeh Esmaelzadeh

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

esmaeilzadehf@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3859 1511

Outcome results

None listed

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