The effect of social network support on psychological well-being and caregiving Appraisal of family caregivers

The effect of supportive intervention based on social network on psychological well-being and caregiving Appraisal in family caregivers of patients with heart failure

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20231206060282N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-08

Start date

2024-01-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-22

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Conditions

Heart failure. Heart failure

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group, First, a half-hour to one-hour face-to-face training session with the presence of the main family caregivers of the patients will be held

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A patient with heart failure class 2 or higher for at least 3 months ago Hospitalization of the patient in the ward due to heart failure Caregiver's willingness to participate in research Caregiver age over 18 years Being the main caregiver of the patient in family A history of at least 3 months of caring for a heart failure patient Caregiver access to a smart phone and the ability to use messengers Ability to speak and understand Persian language Ability to read and write Not having a history of known mental disorders and psychoactive drugs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Caregiver's unwillingness to continue cooperation in any of the stages of the research Non-participation of the caregiver in half of the messenger sessions Transferring the care of the patient to someone other than the main caregiver at home Experiencing a stressful event or severe emotional problem during the follow-up period for the caregiver Death of the patient

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Psychological well-being. Timepoint: The level of psychological well-being in the research units participating in the study will be measured at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one month after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: In this research, the level of psychological well-being will be measured using Ryff's Psychological Well-being questionnaire.;Caregiving appraisal. Timepoint: The level of caregiving appraisal in the research units participating in the study will be measured at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one month after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: In this research, caregiving appraisal will be measured using revised caregiving appraisal scale(2000).	—

Measure

Time frame

Psychological well-being. Timepoint: The level of psychological well-being in the research units participating in the study will be measured at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one month after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: In this research, the level of psychological well-being will be measured using Ryff's Psychological Well-being questionnaire.;Caregiving appraisal. Timepoint: The level of caregiving appraisal in the research units participating in the study will be measured at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one month after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: In this research, caregiving appraisal will be measured using revised caregiving appraisal scale(2000).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Dalir

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

DalirZ@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3884 6730

Outcome results

None listed

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