anxiety. At least six months with significant tension, worry, and feelings of apprehension, about everyday events and problems.At least one symptom out of the following list of items must be present: palpitations or pounding heart, accelerated heart rate, sweating
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Cognitive-behavioral stress management therapy group. Intervention 2: Control group: The control group will be placed on a waiting list and will receive the interve
Sponsors
Ardakan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Caregivers of cancer patients who have at least one family member with cancer Be literate in reading and writing Failure to receive individual counseling or medication
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having a severe mental illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychological well-being. Timepoint: Pre-test-post-test-follow-up. Method of measurement: It is the score that subjects obtain in the 18-question questionnaire of Riff. (1989). This questionnaire has six components: self-acceptance, positive relationships with others, autonomy, purposeful living, personal growth, and mastery of the environment.;Care burden:. Timepoint: Pre-test-post-test-follow-up. Method of measurement: It is the score that respondents give to the 22-item questions of the Zarit Psychological Burden Questionnaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Pre-test-post-test-follow-up. Method of measurement: It is the score that subjects obtain on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, which consists of 14 items. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactHamidreza Aryanpour
Ardakan University
Outcome results
None listed