The effect of virtual counseling on the burden of care and quality of life of caregivers

The effect of continuous virtual counseling on care burden and quality of life of family caregivers of patients with leukemia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20211227053551N7

Enrollment

Registered

2025-02-09

Start date

2021-10-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Leukemia. Plasma cell leukemia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group, follow-up virtual counseling sessions will be held by the researcher for 6 sessions, 1 session per week for 45 to 60 minutes. The content

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having informed consent to enter the study At least three months have passed since their patient's leukemia diagnosis by a specialist doctor Access to mobile phone and cyberspace Age over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Death of patients with leukemia Handing over the patient's care to another person

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Caregivers' care burden. Timepoint: One month and two months after intervention. Method of measurement: Novak and Gast care burden questionnaire.;Caregivers' Quality of Life. Timepoint: One month and two months after intervention. Method of measurement: Cancer patients caregivers' quality of life questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmir Sadeghi

Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

ambehrad@yahoo.com+98 81 3838 0535

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026