Effect of Benson's relaxation technique on caregiver burden in caregivers of hemodialysis patients. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Methods. This is a randomized controlled trial study on 52 caregivers of hemodialysis patients referred an universitary hospital at Jahrom. The were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. In the group, Benson's relaxation was performed twice day for 15 minutes each time, continued one month. Data collection tools included demographic information questionnaire standard Zarit Burden Interview which completed by all participants before month after it. Results. After intervention, mean caregiver burden in group decreased significantly compared to (p<0.001). results paired t-test showed that scores (14.46± 10.91) lower than (38.33±16.94) (p=0.001). Conclusion. method can reduce patients.