The Effects of a Patient-Caregiver Education and Follow-Up Program on the Breast Cancer Caregiver Strain Index.

نویسندگان

  • Zahra Kochaki Nejad
  • Alireza Mohajjel Aghdam
  • Hadi Hassankhani
  • Zohreh Sanaat
چکیده

BACKGROUND In recent years, the caregiving responsibilities of cancer patients' family members have increased dramatically. Reducing caregiver strain and burden supports the mission of professional nursing. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine and compare the caregiver strain index scores of breast cancer informal caregivers, before and after a patient-caregiver educational and telephone follow-up program. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is an experimental two-group design study. Participants were recruited from an outpatient chemotherapy unit of the largest hematology and oncology research center in Northwest Iran. Thirty patient-caregiver pairs were randomly allocated to intervention and control groups. The intervention group received 2 face-to-face education sessions at bedside and 4 subsequent telephone follow-up sessions. The control group received routine care. Pre and post tests were administered in both groups pre and post intervention. To analyze the data, SPSS (13th version) software was used. RESULTS The caregiver strain index decreased significantly in the intervention group after the patient-caregiver education and follow-up (P < 0.001), while the control group's scores did not change (P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS It appears that the patient-caregiver education and follow-up program had a beneficial effect on the caregiver strain index compared to the usual care.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Iranian Red Crescent medical journal

دوره 18 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016