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Effect of discharge program in preparedness and uncertainty of family members

Phase 1
Conditions
Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HSCT) Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
Preparednes
Uncertainty
Distress
Family Caregiver
Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Registration Number
TCTR20210831001
Lead Sponsor
Dr Mohamad Ali Sahraeiyan
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending (Not yet recruiting)
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

family member age over 18 years old
Caring for the patient at home
Ability to speak, read and write in Persian
Having a smartphone and access to the Internet and social media
Age range 18 to 60 years for Patients undergoing HSCT
Patient undergoing HSCT for any reason (leukemia, lymphoma, immune problems, etc.)
Patient undergoing HSCT (allogeneic or autologous)
Hospitalization of patients under HSCT in adult wards
Having at least two family members involved in patient care at home

Exclusion Criteria

Having a distinct mental illness of a family caregiver
Recent critical events such as the loss of loved ones and divorce
Caring for another person in the family due to an underlying illness
Addiction of a family member based on self-declaration
Withdrawal of Participants from the study
Long-term hospitalization of patients (more than one month)
Transplant rejection
Death of the patient

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Family caregivers' preparedness Before the intervention and after the intervention The Preparedness for Caregiving Scale (CPS) , Uncertainty Before the intervention and after the intervention Uncertainty in Illness Scale-Family Member form (PPUS-FM)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Distress Score Before the intervention and after the intervention Distress Thermometer (DT)
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