The effect of group psychoeducational program on caregiverburden and quality of life for families of children & adolescents with epilepsy
- Conditions
- Epilepsy.Epilepsy
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017080335483N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Entry criterion: Family care is considered as the main caregiving agent of the patient and they have a great deal of responsibility. In each family, the one who is the main caregiver, attends the study; he or she must not be drug-addicted and not to be treated with psychosocial drugs. The must not have participated in family education meetings. (any other researcher project in this field); there must be only one chronic caregiver in the family; must not have psychosocial problems that may cause the disease to develop; they must have at least one year of patient care; patients must be aged 6-18 years, the caregiver age is over 18 and under 65 years old. Exclusion criteria: there are physical and psychological problems that cannot continue to participate in the study; they have irregular participation in the sessions (having more than two absences).
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Caregiver burden. Timepoint: Before, immediately after and one months after the intervention. Method of measurement: zarit burden Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life. Timepoint: Before, immediately after and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: WHOQOL-BREF instrument.