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Improving The Quality of Life of Caregivers of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis. Journal title 2023; 1 (5) :59-68
URL: http://jrhms.thums.ac.ir/article-1-72-en.html
URL: http://jrhms.thums.ac.ir/article-1-72-en.html
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Background: Caregivers of patients with Multiple sclerosis (MS) due to physical and stressful consequences of patients, have inappropriate quality of life. Orem’s self-care model is a method that has a special approach to humans and health care issues. Therefore, the aim of this study was to improve the quality of life of caregivers of patients with multiple sclerosis.
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to determine Improving The Quality of Life of Caregivers of Patients With MS.
Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study. participants were 76 main family members caring for MS patients in Bandar Abbas and were randomly selected and allocated into the control and intervention groups. The intervention group received educational program based on Orem’s self-care model during 7 sessions in 40 minutes. To assess the quality of life of caregivers, the SF-36 questionnaire was used and the questionnaire was completed before and after the intervention in both groups. The results of the research were analyzed with SPSS-26 software and statistical tests such as Qui Square, t-test and Covariance analysis. A significant level of less than 0.05 was considered.
Results: finding showed the mean age of caregivers was 39.74±11.34 and 38.94±11.32 in intervention and control groups respectively. The overall mean score of quality of life in the intervention and control groups before study was52.31±8.47 and 57.04±14.01 and after intervention was 61.10±12.8 and 55.23±10.20 respectively, that was statistically significant (P<0.05) in intervention group.
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to determine Improving The Quality of Life of Caregivers of Patients With MS.
Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study. participants were 76 main family members caring for MS patients in Bandar Abbas and were randomly selected and allocated into the control and intervention groups. The intervention group received educational program based on Orem’s self-care model during 7 sessions in 40 minutes. To assess the quality of life of caregivers, the SF-36 questionnaire was used and the questionnaire was completed before and after the intervention in both groups. The results of the research were analyzed with SPSS-26 software and statistical tests such as Qui Square, t-test and Covariance analysis. A significant level of less than 0.05 was considered.
Results: finding showed the mean age of caregivers was 39.74±11.34 and 38.94±11.32 in intervention and control groups respectively. The overall mean score of quality of life in the intervention and control groups before study was52.31±8.47 and 57.04±14.01 and after intervention was 61.10±12.8 and 55.23±10.20 respectively, that was statistically significant (P<0.05) in intervention group.
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Received: 2024/12/3 | Accepted: 2025/02/3 | Published: 2025/03/12
Received: 2024/12/3 | Accepted: 2025/02/3 | Published: 2025/03/12
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