stroke. Brain stem stroke syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: intervention group:caregivers of elderly stroke patients(above 60 years old) are firstly selected with a diagnosis of stroke then if they have inclusion criteria and consrnt letter, th
Sponsors
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Having the consent to participate in the study having direct resposibility for the care of the elderly patient at least 8 hours a day Having a family relationship with the patient, including the spouse, child, brother, sister that living with the patient. Having a mobile phone with the capability to install soroush app Resident of Qazvin having a minimum primary education minimum age 18 years and older non payment for care
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: enabling to communicate simultaneous care of both stroke and non-stroke patients Unwillingness to cooperate or disconnect the phone connection for two weeks in the first months of intervention(experiment) and for three weeks in the second and third months of intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The care burden questionnaire was made by zarit etal. to measure care burden. the questionnaire includes 22 questions about personal,social,emotional and economic burdens that will be completed by the researcher through interviews with family caregivers. in this tool,based on the questions the care burden in caregivers is divided into two objective and mental groups. Timepoint: Measurement of care burden before and 12 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Zarit Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactHoda Baniardalan
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed