The effect of participating in support groups on the depression, loneliness and quality of life
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Quality of Life.Alzheimer disease
- Registration Number
- IRCT201108037212N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Vice chancellor for research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
All family caregivers of Alzheimer’s persons, without considering the age range.
Having at least one year of experience caring of Alzheimer’s person.
Having at least literacy of Reading and writing.
Having a desire to participate in a support group.
Lack of identified mental illness.
Exclusion criteria:
Lack of desire for maintaining participation.
Death of Alzheimer’s person.
Change of the primary caregiver of Alzheimer’s person.
Participation in support groups.
Participating in less than three sessions of support groups
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Depression. Timepoint: before intervention and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21).;Loneliness. Timepoint: before intervention and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: short form of the social and emotional loneliness scale for adults (SELSA-S),.;Quality of life. Timepoint: before intervention and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: SF- 36 standard questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method