Effect of Supportive-Educational Intervention on Caregiving Burden and Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of Gastric Cancer Patients Under Home-Based Palliative Care

Not Applicable

Conditions: Condition 1: Gastric cancer. Condition 2: Home-based palliative care.
Malignant neoplasm of stomach, unspecified
Z51.5
Encounter for palliative care
C16.9

Registration Number: IRCT20170731035424N4

Lead Sponsor: Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

Willingness and written informed consent to participate in the study
Being over 18 years old
Able to read and write
Having a place of residence in the geographical area of Isfahan city
The family caregiver should be considered as the main caregiver of the patient who is responsible for all the responsibilities of the patient
Caregiver should only take care of a chronic illness in the family
Not participating in other research projects in this field

Exclusion Criteria

Suffering from any mental and physical disorders in such a way as to cause dysfunction
Giving the responsibility of caring for the client to another person during the study
Incomplete completion of questionnaires
Being a member of the health team

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregiving burden. Timepoint: Measurement of previous caregiving burden at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention), immediately and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Zarit caregiving Burden questionnaire.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Measurement of previous quality of life at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention), immediately and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: The world health organization quality of life brief version questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures