abstract background: this study aims to explore the relationship between religiosity and psychological well-being of caregivers of stroke survivors in shiraz, iran. materials and methods: a purposive sample of 96 family members, which included 34 daughters-in-law and 62 daughters, who were caring for severe impaired stroke survivors were enrolled in the study. results: the results showed a sign...

objectives: loneliness is a common experience of people, regardless of gender, age, socio economic and cultural experience in the course of its life. the aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of gestalt group therapy on the loneliness of alzheimer’s caregivers. methods: in an experimental study with a pre-post test design and control group, women participants were selected from alz...

background & aim : family caregivers of patients with heart failure (hf) deal with a wide range of problems related to caregiving that influence their mental health. the aim of this study was to investigate the mental health status of the family caregivers of patients with hf. methods & materials : in this descriptive cross-sectional study, 90 family caregivers of patients with hf, who referred...

objective: erroneous beliefs about causation and lack of adequate knowledge have been found to sustain deep seated negative attitudes about mental illness. conversely, better knowledge results in improved attitudes towards people with mental illness and a belief that mental illnesses are treatable can encourage early treatment seeking and promote better outcomes. the aim of this study was to as...

background: since the caregivers of cancer patients have the main and basic role in caring, supporting and monitoring of treatment of these patients, providing their mental health is essential to continue such a care. paying attention to spiritual needs is recognized as an indispensable component of the holistic care in nursing. because of the importance of spirituality in recent years in the f...

PURPOSE We developed and validated an instrument to measure the quality of life (QoL) of caregivers of children with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG): the Caregiver's Congenital Glaucoma Quality of Life (CarCGQoL) questionnaire. METHODS A total of 70 caregivers of children with PCG under follow-up at a tertiary eye care center in India participated in a series of focus groups, and pre- and p...

Abstract Introduction: There is a scarcity of literature about the burden of hemodialysis patientschr('39') caregivers. Caregivers often receive little attention, and the primary focus is always on the patients. Frequent hospitalizations and factors associated with the disease can lead to depression and reduce the caregiverchr('39')s quality of life. Objective: The present study aimed to dete...

Background: Mobile health and e-learning may have a significant impact on training patients, physicians, students and caregivers. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of using an educational mobile application on the knowledge of the caregivers of children with cerebral palsy (CP).   Methods: We used a previously developed mobile application. The knowledge of 17 caregivers of childre...