background: teachers, parents and foundations should become objective-oriented for children with visual impairment so that learning and sensitization of necessary knowledge and skills for the behaviors of these children are assisted. where there is impairment in the relations of children caregivers, their emotional security is disturbed and its effects will appear in their behaviors. therefore,...

objective: the aim of present research was to compare the quality of life in caregivers of acute and chronic schizophrenic patients. methods: considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 30 participants were selected through purposive sampling method among the caregivers of acute and chronic schizophrenic patients. the sample answered to who quality of life (whoqol-100) and demographic que...

objectives: this descriptive study was conducted to determine the communicative abstract problem between elders with alzheimer disease and there caregivers. methods & materials: 100 main caregivers were selected by census. data was obtained by a questionnaire with a good validity and reliability. its reliability was measured by internal consistency (de=0.96) and test-retest (d=0.96) methods. da...

background having a patient in a vegetative state in the family is a complicated and stressful experience. caring for such patients with complete disability at home is very challenging. objectives the present study aimed to explore the outcomes of caring for patients in a vegetative state for families and caregivers at home. patients and methods in this qualitative study, 16 vegetative patients...

The purpose of this study was to identify local knowledge and practices of, and barriers to, the home management of childhood diarrhoea in a poor periurban district of the Dominican Republic. In total, 582 caregivers of children aged five years and younger were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Forty-six percent of the caregivers reported that one of their children had experienced d...

background: the period of hospital stay and the first month after discharge have been found to be the most problematic stages for family caregivers of stroke survivors. it is just at home that patients and caregivers actually understand the whole consequences of the stroke. the adult offspring often have more different needs and concerns than spousal caregivers. however, relatively little atten...

background: long-term hospitalization for cancer treatment can prevent the continuation of a normal life of patients with cancer and their families. in this regard, caregivers face with problems such as psychological stress, hopelessness, fear, anxiety, and feelings of depression. the aim of this research was to investigate the effect of teaching of coping skills on the anxiety in caregivers of...

abstract background: nowadays, caregivers’ general health has an influential impact on patients’ and attendants’ education as well as the management of chronic diseases. this study aimed to design, develop and evaluate an android application based on a user-led approach to educate caregivers of children with cerebral palsy. methods: to conduct this applied developmental study, we first assessed...