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The effect of counseling and telephone follow-up on anxiety and the burden of care

The effect of nurse counseling and telephone follow-up on anxiety and care burden of family caregivers of patients with spinal cord injury

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220603055068N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2022-07-12
Start date
2022-08-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-08-29

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Conditions

Family caregivers of patients with spinal cord injury.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The participants of the intervention group, after completing the questionnaires, within 4 weeks (12 absentee and telephone sessions) in connection with topics inclu

Sponsors

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Ability to access the phone (fixed and mobile) Willingness to collaborate in the study Care age between 18 and 65 years Caring for a person with any spinal cord injury Lack of mental illness and acute cognitive disorders in caregivers Have at least six months of care for a patient with a spinal cord injury Have the ability to understand, speak, and read and write Persian

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Incomplete completion of the questionnaire information Failure to answer the researcher's phone three times in a row Severe hearing problems Patient care Reluctance to continue cooperation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety score in Spielberger questionnaire. Timepoint: Assess the level of caregivers' anxiety before the intervention and after the intervention. Method of measurement: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Caregiver care load score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Zarit Burden Inventory.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Malazam

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

molazemzah@yahoo.com+98 71 3647 4254

Outcome results

None listed

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