Heidari 2020.
Methods | The paper is in Persian; translation is not available. Study design: RCT Country: Iran |
Participants | Caregivers of Alzheimer's patients Inclusion criteria: a. being a member of the family b. taking care of patients at home c. having the ability to read and write d. patient care for a year or more without having cognitive disease e. no previous training in the ways of coping Exclusion criteria: a. Alzheimer's patient dies b. non‐co‐operation c. severe stressful event such as a divorce or the death of loved ones in the last three months Stated purpose: to determine the effect of problem‐oriented coping strategies training on perceived stress in the family caregivers of the elderly with Alzheimers |
Interventions |
Intervention: problem‐oriented coping strategies training eight training programme sessions of problem‐based coping strategies in the form of weekly sessions with each session lasting 45 minutes based on the specified content Control: other (two 45‐minute sessions of training in relation to Alzheimers) |
Outcomes |
Participants'outcomes of interest for this review
Economic outcomes Nil Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (2 weeks post‐intervention) |
Notes |
Source of funding: not specified Prospective trial registration number: IRCT2016050327736N1 |