The Effect of Participation in Support Groups on Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Family Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s: Randomized clinical trail
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
This study sought to determine the effect of participation in support groups on the depression, anxiety and stress level of caregivers of patients with Alzheimer. This study was a single blind randomized clinical controlled trial (RCT) with 80 family caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s (per group=40). The intervention group participated in eight sessions 1.5- 2 hours in support groups. The tool used in this study was the DASS-21 questionnaire for measuring depression, anxiety and stress level of the caregivers, analysis of parametric data, using SPSS version 21. Findings showed, participation in support groups showed no significant difference on depression, anxiety and stress in family caregivers of Alzheimer patients in the control group and the intervention group. Given that caring for these patients by their family members are very sensitive and costly issues for policy makers and health service providers, community and families of these patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Fahimeh Taati| Geriatric Nursing Departments, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Fatemeh Bahramnezhad| PhD Candidates, Department of Critical Care Nursing, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Naima Seyedfatemi| Center for Nursing Care Research, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Farshad Sharifi| Elderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Science Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Elham Navab| Assistant professor, Department of Critical Care Nursing, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Corresponding Email: e-navab@sina.tums.ac.ir
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