. Reza Sotoudeh; . Mousa Alavi
Volume 13, Issue 2 , February 2023, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Family caregivers of hemodialysis patients experience various physical,psychological, social, economic, and spiritual problems that reduce their quality of life. The presentstudy ...
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BACKGROUND: Family caregivers of hemodialysis patients experience various physical,psychological, social, economic, and spiritual problems that reduce their quality of life. The presentstudy aimed to determine the effect of a family‑centered education program on the quality of life offamily caregivers of patients undergoing hemodialysis.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a randomized controlled trial that was performed on 70caregivers of patients undergoing hemodialysis in the medical centers of Hazrate Ali Asghar andHazrate Zahraye Marzieh in Isfahan. Caregivers were randomly divided into experimental and controlgroups, and the experimental group received an eight‑session family‑centered education program.Data were collected using the Quality of Life Scale (QOLS)‑short form immediately after and 1 monthafter the intervention. Data analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the SocialSciences (SPSS) software version 18 and analysis of variance and covariance.RESULTS: The results showed that both experimental and control groups were homogeneous interms of demographic information and there was no significant difference between them in this regard.Analysis of data on quality of life and its four domains showed that the mean scores of quality oflife (P = 0.089) and its four domains including physical health (P = 0.367), mental health (P = 0.429),community relations (P = 0.132), and environmental health (P = 0.232) increased significantlyimmediately after and 1 month after the intervention (P < 0.001 in all cases).CONCLUSION: Educational programs can improve the quality of life of family caregivers ofhemodialysis patients. Therefore, it is recommended that programs be developed and evaluated invarious studies in the future.
