The impact of empowerment on perceived threat and care burden in caregivers of spinal cord injury

Phase 3

• Conditions: Spinal cord injury.; Injury of spinal cord, level unspecified; T09.3

• Registration Number: IRCT20171216037895N3
• Lead Sponsor: Esfahan 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 August 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

The caregiver is required to be at least 18 and maximally 60 years old
Have directly and actively taken care of a patient with spinal cord injury for at least 6 months and deserve to make decisions concerning the treatment of the injured person
Have obtained the informed written consent for participation in the research
Have no hearing or vision impairment for participation in the training sessions for caregiver
Have reading literacy for caregiver
Have no mental disorders or chronic physical illness and also have no history of taking medication and psychoactive substances for caregiver
Have no history of participation in any training session or any research related to the subject of this study for caregiver
Living the caregiver with a patient suffering from injured spinal cord injury
Have obtained a Barthel Index (King's version) score less than and equal to 90 in Injured

Exclusion Criteria

Having other acute or chronic physical disorders and psychological disorders in the caregiver
Caregiver membership in the healthcare team

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Severity of perceived threat. Timepoint: One and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Burden of care. Timepoint: One and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.