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1- Department of Nursing Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Nursing Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. ,vanaki_z@modares.ac.ir
3- Department of Biostatistics Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Nursing Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. ,
3- Department of Biostatistics Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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Objectives: Family caregivers of Alzheimer's patients often experience a decrease in quality of life, due to their caregiving role. This study investigated the effect of e-learning on the quality of life of family caregivers of Alzheimer's patients.
Materials and Methods: This experimental study was conducted on 72 family caregivers of Alzheimer's patients who were referred to the office of neurologists in Tehran in 2023. Caregivers were randomly assigned to an intervention group (36 people) and a control group (36 people). Data were collected using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire before the intervention and one, two, and three months after the intervention, making a total of 5 measurements in both the intervention and control groups. The data were analyzed using repeated measurement tests in SPSS version 16 software.
Findings: In the present study, the majority of family caregivers were wives or female children with an average age of 40 years. According to the results of statistical tests, the two groups were identical in terms of demographic variables before the intervention. Comparisons based on the repeated measurement test with Tukey's method showed that in the pre-intervention stage, the two groups had the same quality of life. However, after three months, the two groups differed significantly (p<0.01). At this stage, the intervention group (104.86 ± 6.22) obtained better scores than the control group (59.27±5.42) .
Conclusion: E-learning significantly affects the quality of life of family caregivers of Alzheimer's patients. Therefore, it is suggested that the e-learning method be used to improve the quality of life of family caregivers for other chronic diseases as well, with at least two months of follow-up to achieve the most effective results.
Materials and Methods: This experimental study was conducted on 72 family caregivers of Alzheimer's patients who were referred to the office of neurologists in Tehran in 2023. Caregivers were randomly assigned to an intervention group (36 people) and a control group (36 people). Data were collected using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire before the intervention and one, two, and three months after the intervention, making a total of 5 measurements in both the intervention and control groups. The data were analyzed using repeated measurement tests in SPSS version 16 software.
Findings: In the present study, the majority of family caregivers were wives or female children with an average age of 40 years. According to the results of statistical tests, the two groups were identical in terms of demographic variables before the intervention. Comparisons based on the repeated measurement test with Tukey's method showed that in the pre-intervention stage, the two groups had the same quality of life. However, after three months, the two groups differed significantly (p<0.01). At this stage, the intervention group (104.86 ± 6.22) obtained better scores than the control group (59.27±5.42) .
Conclusion: E-learning significantly affects the quality of life of family caregivers of Alzheimer's patients. Therefore, it is suggested that the e-learning method be used to improve the quality of life of family caregivers for other chronic diseases as well, with at least two months of follow-up to achieve the most effective results.
Keywords: Educational Program, E-learning, Quality of Life, Family Caregivers, Alzheimer's Patients, Community Health Nursing
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