Investigating the effect of transitional care program on care burden and quality of life of family caregivers of patients with multiple chronic diseases
- Conditions
- Condition 1: Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Condition 2: heart failure.Type 2 diabetes mellitusHeart failure
- Registration Number
- IRCT20170625034743N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 68
The person responsible for caring for the patient who needs care by family caregivers due to disability (based on the WHODAS 12-item questionnaire to determine the patient's disability level, people with severe and very severe disabilities will be determined. The patient scored 24 or higher on the World Health Organization's disability assessment tool.
Based on the self-declaration of the caregiver, the main responsibility of caring for the patient with heart failure and diabetes at the same time.
The caregiver must be over 18 years old.
Caregiver must speak Farsi.
Caregivers are willing to participate in the study.
Caregivers of family members suffering from multiple chronic diseases.
The caregiver has the primary responsibility of caring for the patient.
The caregiver should have the ability to cooperate in care, treatment, and prescribed medicines.
The caregiver does not have mental health problems.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Burden of Care. Timepoint: before the intervention and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Zarit Care Burden Questionnaire.;Quality of Life. Timepoint: before the intervention and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire 26 questions.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method