The effectiveness of a supportive educative group intervention on family caregiver burden of patients with heart failure

Background: Living with heart failure patients is a complex situation for family caregivers. Few studies have been conducted to examine the effects of interventional programs to ease this condition. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a supportive educative group intervention in reducing family caregivers’ burden of caregiving. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trail was conducted at a selective teaching hospital in Isfahan, Iran in 2012. The intervention consisted of four weekly multimedia training sessions of 2 h that included education and family support for 50 family caregivers. Caregiver burden was measured using the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Paired t-test, Student's t-tests, and repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to test for significant differences of the mean scores of burden between the intervention and control groups over a 3-month period. Results: The intervention was successful in reducing caregiver burden over time both at the end of the intervention period (P = 0.000) and 3 months after the intervention (P = 0.000). Conclusions: Nurses and other healthcare providers can use the findings of this study in order to implement effective programs to reduce family caregivers’ challenges and to provide them more support.

• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research

• Publication date

  2014-05-29

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Education

• Identifiers
  PMID 24949057PMCID 4061619
• External record

  Open on Semantic Scholar

• Source metadata

  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

• No claims are published for this paper.

• No concepts are published for this paper.

• NURSING'S POSITION IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN IRAN

  2012cited by this paper
• Understanding help-seeking decisions in people with heart failure: a qualitative systematic review.

  2012cited by this paper
• The effectiveness of a group psycho-educational program on family caregiver burden of patients with mental disorders

  2012cited by this paper
• Caregiving for patients with heart failure: impact on patients' families.

  2011cited by this paper
• Experience of Iranian persons receiving hemodialysis: a descriptive, exploratory study.

  2011cited by this paper
• Why differences exist? an interpretive approach to nurses’ perceptions of cancer patients’ quality of life

  2011cited by this paper
• The effect of psycho-education on depression, anxiety and stress in family caregivers of patients with mental disorders

  2010cited by this paper
• The experience of living with chronic heart failure: a narrative review of qualitative studies

  2010cited by this paper
• Family caregiving for patients with heart failure: types of care provided and gender differences.

  2010cited by this paper
• The effect of family-centered empowerment model on skill, attitude , and knowledge of multiple sclerosis caregivers

  2010cited by this paper
• THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FAMILY TRAINING ON FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF INPATIENTS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS

  2010cited by this paper
• Family caregiver outcomes in heart failure.

  2009cited by this paper
• Family Influences on Heart Failure Self-care and Outcomes

  2008cited by this paper
• Factors Associated with Caregiver Burden in Heart Failure Family Caregivers

  2008cited by this paper
• Caregiver burden in partners of Heart Failure patients; limited influence of disease severity

  2007cited by this paper
• Measurement of the caregiving experience in caregivers of persons living with heart failure: a review of current instruments.

  2007cited by this paper
• A Qualitative Evaluation of a Family Nursing Intervention

  2007cited by this paper
• Living with Heart Failure; Patient and Carer Perspectives

  2007cited by this paper
• An Exploration of the Phenomenon of Formal Care from the Perspective of Middle-Aged Heart Failure Patients

  2007cited by this paper
• Caring for Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: The Trajectory Model

  2006cited by this paper
• PROBLEMS OF MAIN CAREGIVERS OF ALZHEIMER PATIENTS REFERRING TO ALZHEIMER ASSOCIATION IN TEHRAN

  2006cited by this paper
• Nonpharmacologic care of heart failure: patient, family, and hospital organization.

  2003cited by this paper
• Care for the caregivers: a review of self-report instruments developed to measure the burden, needs, and quality of life of informal caregivers.

  2003cited by this paper
• Family partnership intervention: a guide for a family approach to care of patients with heart failure.

  2003cited by this paper
• How effective are interventions with caregivers? An updated meta-analysis.

  2002cited by this paper
• Short-term effects of a group support program and an individual support program for caregivers of stroke patients.

  2000cited by this paper
• Reducing caregiver burden: a randomized psychoeducational intervention for caregivers of persons with dementia.

  1999cited by this paper
• A meta-analytic review of interventions for caregiver distress: recommendations for future research.

  1993cited by this paper

• Family-based interventions in improving caregivers' psychological-related outcomes: A systematic literature review

  2025cites this paper
• Interventions for reducing caregiver burden in chronic dyspnea: a meta-analysis

  2025cites this paper
• OPTIMIZING FAMILY EMPOWERMENT IN IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR AS PREVENTION OF RECURRENT STROKE

  2025cites this paper
• Does a multimedia education program work as a remedy for stress and burden in family caregivers of elderly heart attack patients? A clinical trial study

  2025cites this paper
• The comparison of the effect of personalised supportive mobile health (mHealth) and in-person home-based education on the burden of care and coping strategies of family caregivers of older people cancer patients

  2025cites this paper
• The effect of emotional freedom techniques (EFT) on anxiety and caregiver burden of family caregivers of patients with heart failure: A quasi-experimental study

  2024cites this paper
• The effect of a caring program based on the Pender’s health promotion model on caregiver burden in family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure: A quasi-experimental study

  2024cites this paper
• The effect of educational intervention on the quality of life of family caregivers of hemodialysis patients: A randomized controlled trial

  2023cites this paper
• IMPLEMENTASI SIGAP STRES TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN KELUARGA MERAWAT HIPERTENSI DI KABUPATEN PRINGSEWU

  2023cites this paper
• The Effect on Home Caregivers of a Family Support Program Based on a Nurse-Led Case Management Model: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

  2023cites this paper
• Effectiveness of a family-based program for post-stroke patients and families: A cluster randomized controlled trial

  2023cites this paper
• Interventions to Reduce Caregiver Burden Among Caregivers of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients: A Scoping Review

  2023cites this paper
• Association Between Caregiver Burden and Patient Recovery After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

  2023cites this paper
• Improvement in Heart Failure Self-Care and Patient Readmissions with Caregiver Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  2022cites this paper
• The Effect of a Self-Management Program on Care Burden and Self-Efficacy in Family Caregivers of People With Multiple Sclerosis

  2022cites this paper
• Challenges encountered by family caregivers of prostate cancer patients in Cape Coast, Ghana: a descriptive phenomenological study

  2022cites this paper
• Strengths-building through life purpose, self-care goal setting and social support: Study protocol for Caregiver Support

  2022cites this paper
• The Phenomenological Identification of the Marital Interactions of People with Coronavirus Disease

  2022cites this paper
• Effects of virtual reality therapy on perceived pain intensity, anxiety, catastrophising and self‐efficacy among adolescents with cancer

  2021cites this paper
• The effects of care-oriented group discussion on burnout among the caregivers of patients with stroke

  2021cites this paper
• Clinicians for CARE: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Interventions to Support Caregivers of Patients With Heart Disease

  2021cites this paper
• Intensity of care and perceived burden among informal caregivers to persons with chronic medical conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  2021cites this paper
• Pilot test of a learned resourcefulness program for older family caregivers in Taiwan.

  2021cites this paper
• Effect of an Educational Support Programme on Caregiver Burden Among the Family Members of Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

  2021cites this paper
• Effect of Family Empowerment Nursing Intervention on Caregivers' Strains and Health-Related Quality of Life of Children with Hepatitis C

  2021cites this paper
• The Effects of a Psychosocial Support Program on Perceived Stress of Family Caregivers of Patients with Mental Disorders

  2021cites this paper
• Spirituality-Integrated Interventions for Caregivers of Patients with Terminal Illness: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Outcomes

  2021influential citation
• Project ACCLAIM: Intervention Effect on Community Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs of Maternal and Child Health and HIV/AIDS in Eswatini, Uganda and Zimbabwe

  2021cites this paper
• Meeting support needs for informal caregivers of people with heart failure: a rapid review.

  2021cites this paper
• Supportive Educative Nursing Program Effectively Increasing Self Care for Heart Failure Patients

  2020cites this paper
• Family Caregiving for Individuals With Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

  2020cites this paper
• Relationship Between Caregiver Burden and Family Functioning in Family Caregivers of Older Adults With Heart Failure.

  2020cites this paper
• The effect of implementing self-management plan on selfconcept of family caregivers of multiple sclerosis patients

  2020cites this paper
• Empowering caregivers in the radiotherapy process: the results of a randomized controlled trial

  2020cites this paper
• The Effect of Group Education on Adaptive Behaviors and Caregiver Burden in Mothers of Children with Thalassemia Major: A Trial Clinical Study

  2020cites this paper
• The Relationship between caregiver burden and anxiety and depression in caregivers of Alzheimer's elderly

  2020cites this paper
• Relationship between Caregiver Burden and Demographic Characteristics in Caregivers of Alzheimers Elderly

  2020cites this paper
• Intervensi Supportive Educative Berbasis Caring Meningkatkan Self Care Management Penderita Hipertensi

  2020cites this paper
• Investigating the Effect of Short-Term Educational Program on Readiness of Patient’s Candidate for Endoscopy

  2020cites this paper
• Challenges Encountered by Family Caregivers of Prostate Cancer Patients: A Qualitative Inquiry

  2020cites this paper
• The Effect of Psycho-educational Intervention on the Caregiver burden among Caregivers of Hemodialysis Patients

  2019cites this paper
• Effect of Roy’s Adaptation Model on the Care Burden of Mothers of Children Under Chemotherapy in Gorgan in 2018: A Quasi-Experimental Study

  2019cites this paper
• Effect of Roy’s Adaptation Model on the Care Burden of Mothers of Children Under Chemotherapy (A Quasi-Experimental Study)

  2019influential citation
• The Effect of a Family-Based Training Program on the Care Burden of Family Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

  2019influential citation
• Estudio del proceso de atención al cuidador familiar en el Centro de Salud de Rafalafena (Castellón)

  2019cites this paper
• Effect of a Supportive Training Program on Anxiety in Children with Chronic Kidney Problems and their Mothers' Caregiver Burden

  2019cites this paper
• نّدساي ، يوْب 1231 The Effectiveness of Healthy Lifestyle Promotion Intervention on Quality of Life in Patients with Congestive Heart

  2018cites this paper
• The effect of family-centered care on the family caregivers' burden of patients with epilepsy

  2018cites this paper
• The Family Centered Empowerment Program Can Relieve Stress, Anxiety and Depression of Heart Failure Patients’ Family Caregivers

  2017cites this paper
• Caring needs in patient-partner dyads affected by heart failure : An evaluation of the long-term effects of a dyadic psycho-educational intervention

  2017cites this paper
• EFFECTIVENESS OF SUPPORTIVE EDUCATIVE PROGRAM ON THE BURDEN IN FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

  2017cites this paper
• Family caregiving for persons with heart failure at the intersection of heart failure and palliative care: a state-of-the-science review

  2017influential citation
• Burden of Care and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis at The Renal Unit of Kenyatta National Hospital

  2017cites this paper
• The effect of supportive educative program on the quality of life in family caregivers of hemodialysis patients

  2017cites this paper
• The impact of a group supportive training on caregiving burden in the mothers of children with thalassemia major

  2017cites this paper
• Dialogues between nurses, patients with heart failure and their partners during a dyadic psychoeducational intervention: a qualitative study

  2017cites this paper
• Effect of problem-focused coping strategies on the quality of life in family caregivers of hemodialysis patients.

  2017cites this paper
• The Relationship between Caregiver Burden, and Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients Referred to Imam Reza Hospital in Bojnurd City

  2017cites this paper
• Trial of a family-based education program for patients with heart failure and their carers in rural Thailand

  2016cites this paper
• The effects of peer-led education on anxiety of the family caregivers of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) in Shahid Chamran center Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

  2016cites this paper
• The Effectiveness of Healthy Lifestyle Promotion Intervention on Quality of Life in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure via Cognitive-Behavioral Procedure

  2016cites this paper
• Effect of family centered empowerment model on hemodialysis patients and their caregivers

  2016cites this paper
• Effect of a multidisciplinary supportive program for family caregivers of patients with heart failure on caregiver burden, quality of life, and depression: A randomized controlled study.

  2016cites this paper
• An integrated review of interventions to improve psychological outcomes in caregivers of patients with heart failure

  2016cites this paper
• Effect of Support Group Intervention Applied to the Caregivers of Individuals With Heart Failure on Caregiver Outcomes

  2016cites this paper
• Effect of Educational Program on the Burden of Family Caregivers of Hemodialysis Patients

  2016cites this paper
• Heart failure family-based education: a systematic review.

  2016influential citation
• Effectiveness of Problem-Focused Coping Strategies on the Burden on Caregivers of Hemodialysis Patients

  2016cites this paper
• Burden of caring: risks and consequences imposed on caregivers of those living and dying with advanced heart failure

  2015cites this paper
• An integrated review of interventions to improve psychological outcomes in caregivers of patients

  2015cites this paper
• Effect of Educational Program on the "Quality of Life" of Family Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

  2015cites this paper