cancer.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention Group: In addition to routine care, which includes consultation with nurses during chemotherapy and the use of educational leaflets available in the chemotherapy ward, the
Sponsors
Jahrom University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The caregiver's willingness and consent to participate in the study At least a bachelor's degree or higher Age over 18 years Continuous care for the patient in the past 3 months (the patient has identified them as their primary informal caregiver) Lack of significant cognitive or psychiatric disorders (such as depression, psychosis, mania) and mental illnesses No participation in a similar study in the past 6 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Withdrawal of consent to continue participating in the study Lack of cooperation in filling out questionnaires Missing more than 2 sessions in the second phase meetings (5 in-person sessions in the guidance phase) The patient's death Discontinuation of treatment Transfer to a different healthcare facility Change or loss of the primary caregiver The onset of psychiatric disorders in the caregiver and seeking psychiatric help
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Average self-care score. Timepoint: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: PERSONAL SELF-CARE ASSESSMENT. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life score. Timepoint: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, 3 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: The Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer scale(CQOLC). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSaeedeh Eskandari
Jahrom University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed