Effect of Empowerment and Counseling Program on Hopelessness in Family Caregivers of Stroke Patients
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Continuous care for stroke patients at home can cause burdensome to family caregivers, which may lead to feelings of hopelessness and depression. This quasi-experimental research aimed to study the effects of an empowerment and counseling program on the hopelessness of family caregivers taking care of stroke patients in the community. The participants were composed of 64 family caregivers of stroke patients from various communities selected by a simple random sampling technique. The research instruments included an empowerment and counseling program and a questionnaire assessing hopelessness. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and paired t-test. The results showed that the levels of hopelessness after receiving the program in both experimental and control groups of stroke caregivers were mostly moderate, with 50.00% and 56.25 %, respectively. In addition, it was found that family caregivers receiving the empowerment and counseling program had a significantly lower mean hopelessness score after the intervention compared to before receiving the program (t=-9.86, p<.01), and the group of family caregivers receiving the empowerment and counseling program had a significantly lower mean score of hopelessness after the intervention compared to the group receiving regular advice (t=2.79, p<.01). The findings of this study indicate that the empowerment and counseling program helps stroke caregivers feel empowered and hopeful and enables them to continue caring for the patients.
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บทความและรายงานวิจัยในวารสารพยาบาลกระทรวงสาธารณสุข เป็นความคิดเห็นของ ผู้เขียน มิใช่ของคณะผู้จัดทำ และมิใช่ความรับผิดชอบของสมาคมศิษย์เก่าพยาบาลกระทรวงสาธารณสุข ซึ่งสามารถนำไปอ้างอิงได้
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