Investigation the effect of the caregiver burden reduction interventions on family caregivers of heart surgery patients

Investigation the effect of the caregiver burden reduction program on the outcomes of family caregivers of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20240624062232N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-29

Start date

2024-07-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-22

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Conditions

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Atherosclerosis of coronary artery bypass graft(s)

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The electronic content will be provided to the family caregivers from the 5th day after the discharge of the patients, gradually within a period of 1 week. This co

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Be the primary caregiver of the patient Over 18 years of age Ability to read and write Ability to understand and speak Persian and express feelings and experiences Having no prior history of caring for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery Caring for the patient that is candidate for coronary artery bypass graft surgery Having smart-phone equipped with a virtual social network and the ability to use it Willing to participate in research

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Incurable and chronic disease in caregiver Caring for other chronic physical and mental patients in family A history of diagnosed mental illness or cognitive problems Employment as a medical staff Withdrawal from participation during the study Death of the patient during the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Care burden. Timepoint: Five day after discharge (before intervention) and six weeks after discharge (after intervention). Method of measurement: Novak Caregiver Burden Inventory.;General health. Timepoint: Five day after discharge (before intervention) and six weeks after discharge (after intervention). Method of measurement: Goldberg General Health Questionnairre.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Carer quality of life. Timepoint: Five day after discharge (before intervention) and six weeks after discharge (after intervention). Method of measurement: Adult Carer Quality of Life Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Molazem

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