Investigating the effect of education on stress and anxiety of COVID-19 patients' caregivers

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: F43.0; Condition 1: Stress. Condition 2: Anxiety.; Acute stress reaction; Generalized anxiety disorder; F41.1

• Registration Number: IRCT20210202050219N1
• Lead Sponsor: Gonabad University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 26 April 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

A primary family member and primary caregiver of patients admitted to the infectious diseases ward
No history of illness and mental disorders based on the patient's history and self-declaration
Education at least the end of elementary school
Lack of health jobs
Not taking care of another person at the same time
Have no hearing (full sitting despite the use of assistive devices) and visual (inability to read the newspaper at a distance of 30 cm with or without glasses) problems
Being in the age range of 18 to 70 years old
No family history of death due to COVID-19

Exclusion Criteria

Reluctance to continue cooperation
Change of person accompanying the patient (main caregiver)
Infection (main caregiver) of COVID-19 disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress score in the DASS questionnaire. Timepoint: Measurement of stress score at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and day 4 after the intervention. Method of measurement: DASS questionnaire.;Anxiety score in the DASS questionnaire. Timepoint: Measurement of anxiety score at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and day 4 after the intervention. Method of measurement: DASS questionnaire.