A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a support end education programme for spouses of people affected by stroke
- Författare
- Franzén-Dahlin, Å., Larson, J., Murray, V., Wredling, R., & Billing, E.
- Titel
- A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a support end education programme for spouses of people affected by stroke
- Utgivningsår
- 2008
- Tidskrift
- Clinical Rehabilitation
- Volym
- 22
- Sidor
- 722-730
- Sammanfattning
Objective: To determine whether a nurse-led support and education programme for
spouses of patients affected by stroke improved the psychological health of the
spouses.
Design: A longitudinal, open, randomized controlled trial.
Sample: One hundred spouses of stroke patients were randomly assigned to either
an intervention or a control group.
Setting: The study was conducted in a hospital setting.
Intervention: The intervention consisted of six group meetings during six months,
with a follow-up after further six months. Comparison between the intervention and
the control groups was made at baseline, after six and 12 months using analysis with
repeated measures.
Main measures: The Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale –
Self-Affective for psychological health.
Results: No significant difference was found between the intervention and control
groups concerning overall psychological health. However, a subanalysis revealed that
those who participated more frequently in the group meetings (five or six times) had
significantly stronger psychological health (P50.05). Knowledge about stroke
increased over time in both groups, but participants in the intervention group learned
more (P ¼ 0.041).
Conclusion: Encouraging participation in the group meetings of a support
programme might have a positive effect on psychological health.