The effect of teaching supportive and obstructive behaviors to family caregivers on family behavior and self-care of patients

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• Conditions: Diabetes Type 2.; Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

• Registration Number: IRCT2017053017756N15
• Lead Sponsor: Vice-chancellor for Education and Research of Gonabad 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

Inclusion criteria for patients: Type 2 diabetes; obtaining maximally half total score on Self-Care Activities measure and on Family Behavior Checklist in the two subscales of supportive (less than 18) and obstructive (over 14) behaviors; living with family members; time passed at least one year from diagnosis of diabetes; aged 30 to 60 years; having a record in the diabetes clinic of Birjand; receiving medical therapy (tablets or insulin); informed consent to participate; lack of any physical, mental and cognitive barriers for self-care behaviors.
Exclusion criteria for the patients: lack of desire to continue to participate; occurrence of circumstances whereby understanding and support of family is influenced, such as mental illness, depression, and drug addiction; developing complications from diabetes such as kidney failure and blindness.

Inclusion criteria for family care-givers: Informed consent to participate; no cognitive, emotional and physical barriers to perform supportive and communicative behavior; residing with the patient in the same place; undertaking the main task of caring
Exclusion criteria for caregivers: developing cognitive, emotional and physical disorders impeding their support and communication; unwillingness to continue participation.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Family Behavior. Timepoint: Before intervention and 2 months after intervention is finished. Method of measurement: Family Behavior Checklist by Schafer et al.;Self-care behavior. Timepoint: Before intervention and 2 months after intervention is finished. Method of measurement: Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) Measure by Toobert et al.