An Evaluation on the Effectiveness of Patient Care Education on Quality of Life of Stroke Caregivers: a Randomized Field Trial

Abstract

Background & Objectives: Stroke is a debilitating and chronic disease. Caring of a patient with stroke can affect caregiver’s life dimensions, especially their quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of patient care education on caregivers’
quality of life of stroke patient.
Materials & Methods: This randomized field trial was performed on 120stroke patients who were hospitalized in Vasei hospital in Sabzevar in 2014. Research units were randomly assigned to two groups: intervention group (n=60) and control group (n=60).Both groups completed SF-36 questionnaire before and one month after education. Data analyzed through chi-square, wilcoxon, paired t-test and independent t-test with STATAsoftware(V.12) with 5% significant level.
Results: The results revealed that, one month after education, scores of quality of life was significantly higher in intervention group than control group. The most differences were in General
Health (p=1.000), Role ofPhysical(p=1.000) and Role of Emotion (1.000).
Conclusion: Teaching caring to caregivers of stroke patients leaded to enhancement of knowledge and skill in caring of patients and, finally, increased their quality of life. So,the
importance of teaching care skills to caregivers by nurses must be paid more attention than before.
Keywords: Family caregiver, Quality of life, Stroke.

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     
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         
    
       -
.
 
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     
      
    
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        
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    -
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      
      
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        
       
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        
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       -
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       
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     
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          
    
      
        
      

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     medsab.Rec.93.13 
 IRCT2014061918156N1 
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
        
   
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       
   


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 p= 

       
0p= 
       
   
 
P=


p<
p<  p< 
p=

     
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         

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        
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
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
       

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       
     
   
SF-12



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
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      
      

        
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  
   








±
±
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P. value
F

±
±





±
±





±
±





±
±


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

±
±


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

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±
±
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
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
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
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T
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±
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±

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Journal of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Volume 22, Number 6, January & February 2016
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An Evaluation on the Effectiveness of Patient Care
Education on Quality of Life of Stroke Caregivers: a
Randomized Field Trial
Mahtab Gholizade.,
M.Sc. Student of Nursing School, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar,
Iran
Rahim Akrami.,
M. Sc. Of Epidemiology, Lecturer of Department of Community Medicine,School of Medicine,Sabzevar University of
Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
Moosaalreza Tadayonfar.,
Lecturer and M.Sc. in nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Science, sabzevar, Iran
* Roya Akbarzadeh.,
Lecturer and MSc in Nursing, Department of Anesthesiology, Paramedicine School, Sabzevar University of Medical
Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
Received:11/04/2015, Revised:20/05/2015, Accepted:22/06/2015
Abstract
Background & Objectives: Stroke is a debilitating and chronic
disease. Caring of a patient with stroke can affect caregiver’s life
dimensions, especially their quality of life. This study aimed to
evaluate the effect of patient care education on caregivers’
quality of life of stroke patient.
Materials & Methods: This randomized field trial was performed
on 120stroke patients who were hospitalized in Vasei hospital in
Sabzevar in 2014. Research units were randomly assigned to
two groups: intervention group (n=60) and control group
(n=60).Both groups completed SF-36 questionnaire before and
one month after education. Data analyzed through chi-square,
wilcoxon, paired t-test and independent t-test with
STATAsoftware(V.12) with 5% significant level.
Results: The results revealed that, one month after education,
scores of quality of life was significantly higher in intervention
group than control group. The most differences were in General
Health (p=1.000), Role ofPhysical(p=1.000) and Role of Emotion
(1.000).
Conclusion: Teaching caring to caregivers of stroke patients
leaded to enhancement of knowledge and skill in caring of
patients and, finally, increased their quality of life. So,the
importance of teaching care skills to caregivers by nurses must
be paid more attention than before.
Keywords: Family caregiver, Quality of life, Stroke.
Corresponding Author:
RoyaAkbarzadeh,
Paramedicine School, Sabzevar
University of Medical Sciences,
Sabzevar, Iran
E-mail:
roakbarzadeh53@gmail.com