Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention is an in-person educational program of six 120-minutes sessions based on Gilbert's CFT protocol. The participants of intervention group will be div
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A minimum age of 18 and maximum age of 70 years old for the caregivers Minimum level of literacy needed for reading and writing for the caregivers Caregivers' consent to participate in study If the patient has more than one caregiver, the caregiver who spends more time with the patient than others The physical ability of caregivers to participate in the in-person educational program for at least two hours The mental capacity of caregivers to participate in the educational program without a self-reported learning or memory disorder Expanded disability status scale ranging from 2 to 9.5 for patients Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis for at least six months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Self-reported history of depression or any other disease affecting social interactions for caregivers Being the caregiver of more than a single person for caregivers History of other chronic diseases for patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after the intervention, and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory II.;Social isolation. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after the intervention, and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Russell's UCLA Loneliness Scale questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactHojatollah Yousefi
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed