Effect of family oriented communication skills education on depression, anxiety and stress, and quality of life in older adults and their main care givers

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Condition 1: Mental and behavioural disorders. Condition 2: Mental and behavioural disorders.; Depressive episode; Other anxiety disorders

• Registration Number: IRCT2014110114463N4
• Lead Sponsor: Isfahan 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: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Older adults’ and their main caregivers’ least literacy of reading and writing; Older adults’ and their main caregivers’ signed consent form; Older adults’ and their main caregivers’ full consciousness; Older adults’ and their main caregivers’ familiarity with Persian language; Older adults’ age of 60 years or over; Absence of older adults’ and their main caregivers’ physical and mental disability; No recent older adults’ and their main caregivers’ consumption or history of anti depression , anti anxiety , and anti stress medications; No history of psychiatric disorders based on a psychiatrist’s diagnosis in the older adults and their main caregivers; No involvement in a disturbing disease that directly causes a behavioral disorder in older adults and their main caregivers

Exclusion criteria: Start of medications to control psychiatric signs with a physician’s order during the study for the older adults or their main caregivers; Older adults’ and their main caregivers’ loss of interest to continue with the study at any stage ; Older adults’ or their main caregivers’ deat; Absenteeism for more than two sessions

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anexiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention, Immediately after the intervention, One month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Depression. Timepoint: Before the intervention, Immediately after the intervention, One month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Stress. Timepoint: Before the intervention, Immediately after the intervention, One month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the intervention, Immediately after the intervention, One month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.