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. 2023 Oct 24;2023(10):CD014722. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014722.pub2

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
  1. Mental health symptoms/distress/PTSD – Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale

  2. Quality of life


Economic outcomes
Nil
Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (2 weeks post‐intervention)
Notes Source of funding: not specified
Prospective trial registration number: IRCT2016050327736N1