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

Khosravi 2022.

Methods No information on interventionists' background
Study design: RCT
Country: Iran
Participants Caregivers of patients with mental disorders
Inclusion criteria: 
a. having consented to participate in the study
b. having the ability of communication
c. non‐addiction of patient’s family
d. lack of physical or cognitive impairments impeding them from attending meetings
e. age more than 18 years old
f. more than 6 months having passed from the definitive diagnosis of the patient’s psychiatric disorder according to the psychiatrist and DSM‐IV criteria
g. no experience of a traumatic or stressful incidence over the past 6 months in the family caregivers
Exclusion criteria:
a. unwillingness to continue
b. absence in more than two sessions
c. severe psychological problems or stress during the sessions
Stated purpose: to investigate the effect of a spirituality‐based programme on stress, anxiety, and depression of caregivers of patients with mental disorders
Interventions Intervention:
spirituality‐based programme
The intervention lasted for a two‐month duration. The intervention group underwent 6 sessions of spirituality programme training during 60 min and two training classes per week. The experimental group members were also encouraged to practise some spiritual skills to manage their stress, anxiety, and depression outside the sessions as homework. The content was compiled based on the authentic sources of Quranic verses, hadiths, and the narration of the infallibles and through consultation with both seminary and university professors.
Control:
no intervention (control group’s subjects received no spirituality‐based educational intervention in this study and they only participated in two standard group training sessions related to general mental disorders).
Outcomes Participants'outcomes of interest for this review

  1. Mental health symptoms/depression – Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS‐21)

  2. Mental health symptoms/anxiety – Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS‐21)

  3. Mental health symptoms/distress/PTSD – Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS‐21)


Economic outcomes
Nil
Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (immediately after intervention and 1 month post‐intervention).
Notes Source of funding: none
Prospective trial registration number: not specified