the effect of benson's relaxation on care burden and coping strategies
- Conditions
- cancer.Malignant neoplasm, without specification of siteC80.0
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210712051849N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 124
Caring for a cancer patient during the study
Have at least six months of care for a cancer patient
Age of care between 18 to 67 years
Not to be a professional caregiver (not being employed as a health care worker)
Willingness to participate in the study
Have the ability to read and write
Access to the phone to follow the training program
The caregiver obtains the total care pressure score of X= 48 based on the score obtained from the questionnaire
Neuromuscular disorders
Having an acute illness or special condition that requires medical attention
Severe mental disorder and the use of sedatives
Occurrence of stressful events such as the death of a first-degree relative, separation or divorce, and legal disputes in the past six months and during the course of study
hearing and vision disorders (deaf and dumb)
participate in other research by the caregiver during the last 3 months
receive a fee for care
Participate in any classes or programs that affect stress such as relaxation, yoga and meditation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Care burden of caregivers. Timepoint: Before and four weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Novak and Guest Caregiver burden Questionnaire.;Caregiver coping strategies. Timepoint: Before and four weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Endler and Parker Short Form Coping Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method