Clinical Trial: Instant Message-delivered Early Psychological Intervention in Stroke Family Caregivers
Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Condition: Stroke
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Instant Message-delivered Early Psychological Intervention in Stroke Family Caregivers: a Mixed-method Study
Brief Summary:
Psychological distress including depression and anxiety is a major component of caregiver stress, and its negative impact on caregivers' health and well-being has been established in the literature.A recent meta-analysis reported the prevalence of depression and anxiety in stroke caregivers as 40.2% and 21.4% respectively.An evidence profile report by the World Health Organization(WHO) has emphasised that psychological support is crucial in helping caregivers in the community to continue caring for…
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