Effect of problem-focused coping strategies on the quality of life in family caregivers of hemodialysis patients

authors:

avatar Golnar Ghane , avatar Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani , * , avatar Naimei Seyedfatem , avatar Hamid Haghani

Koomesh: Vol.19, issue 2; 391-400
published online: July 01, 2017
article type: issue_documents_importer
received: August 02, 2016
accepted: December 01, 2016

how to cite: Ghane G, Ashghali Farahani M, Seyedfatem N, Haghani H. Effect of problem-focused coping strategies on the quality of life in family caregivers of hemodialysis patients. koomesh. 2017;19(2):e151092. 

Abstract

Introduction: Family caregivers of hemodialysis patients faced with multiple problems in the fieldes of care and treatment which lead to the reducing their life quality. However, so far no intervention found for improving their life quality. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the effectiveness of problem-focused coping strategies on the quality of life in family caregivers of hemodialysis patients. Materials and Methods: This study is a randomized controlled clinical trial ­that was conducted on caregivers of hemodialysis patients referred to Shahid Hasheminejad hospital in Tehran, 2015. The caregivers were allocated into intervention and control groups, randomly. ­The intervention group received four training sessions on problem-focused coping strategies during two weeks. The data was collected using the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire before and after intervention. Results: The results showed that the quality of life in the intervention group increased at the end of study and significant difference was found between the mean scores of life quality of the intervention group, before and after­ the intervention (45.95±14.94 vs.­63.51 ± 11.55, P

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