Quality of Life, Stroke
Conditions
Brief summary
The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two home-based ergonomic intervention programs compared to a control group on the quality of life of caregivers of post-stroke patients
Detailed description
Stroke is a neurological pathology that can cause functional problems and an impairment to perform activities of daily living at home. For this reason, these patients need the support of a caregiver. Caregivers of post-stroke patients often have also problems with their quality of life because of the care that they must provide. These problems appear mainly during the support tasks in the activities performed at the patient's home. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two home-based ergonomic intervention programs compared to a control group on the quality of life of caregivers of post-stroke patients
Interventions
An ergonomic intervention program focused to caregivers, including recommendation about how they should help themself and the patients activities at home.
OTHERPostural plus kinesiotherapy intervention program
An ergonomic intervention program focused to caregivers, including recommendation about how they should help themself and the patients activities at home.
OTHERControl or conservative intervention
A control or conservative intervention, including general information about stroke disease for the caregivers of these patients
Sponsors
Universidad de Granada
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being caregivers of post-stroke patients * Being over 18 years old
Exclusion criteria
* Being caregiver of patients with other neurological patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from WhoQol-Bref at 8 weeks | Eight weeks | This test measures quality of life |
| Change from WhoQol-Bref at 16 weeks | Sixteen weeks | This test measures quality of life |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from ergonomic evaluation of the domestic environment at 8 weeks | Eight weeks | This measurement evaluates if domestic environment is ergonomic |
| Change from ergonomic evaluation of the domestic environment at 16 weeks | Sixteen weeks | This measurement evaluates if domestic environment is ergonomic |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed