A comparison of the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and psychoeducation on coping skills in caregivers of dementia patients referred to a psychiatric clinic in Isfaha
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- Conditions
- Dementia.Alzheimer disease is a primary degenerative cerebral disease of unknown etiology with characteristic neuropathological and neurochemical features. The disorder is usually insidious in onset and develops slowly but steadily over a period of several years.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20161010030255N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
First (direct) caregiver of the Dementia patient
The age between 18-60.
Reading and writing ability
lack of cognitive impairments
Ability to attending in the treatment sessions
lack of physical problems affecting their mental state,
Informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Participants should not require any medical treatment (i.e., pharmacological and non-pharmacological) between sessions
Absence for more than two sessions
Severe depression, psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or mental retardation
Drug addiction. ( that will be verified by the information available in the case file and interview)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in scores anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention,after intervention ,after 3 month. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Change in score of depression. Timepoint: Before intervention,after intervention ,after 3 month. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Change in quality of life. Timepoint: Before intervention,after intervention ,after 3 month. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method