Effects of Stress Management Skills Training on the Resilience of Family Caregivers of Heart Failure Patients: A Quasi-experimental Study

Background: Heart failure disrupts the lives of patients and their caregivers. Resilience is a dynamic process for adaptation in traumatic or disastrous events. As teaching stress management skills increases people’s stressful situations, this study was determined effects training on resilience family caregivers heart patients. Objectives: To determine Methods: This quasi-experimental conducted 30 with hospitalized cardiac care unit (CCU) Amir al-Mominin Ali (AS) hospital Zabol, Iran. They were randomly divided into two groups, intervention control. Data collected using demographic characteristics questionnaire Connor Davidson which completed before after intervention. Results: Independent t-test did not show significant difference between groups (P > 0.05). However, mean score significantly different < 0.001). Conclusions: The can be effective sample Iranian society. results are consistent other studies. It absolutely necessary to provide such educational services healthcare service delivery system patients’