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Objective@#To explore the effects of focused solving mode on the care preparedness and negative emotions of the main caregivers of patients with stroke.@*Methods@#Totally 87 main caregivers of patients with stroke were enrolled from the department of Neurology,North Jiangsu People′s hospital in Yangzhou from January 2018 to October 2018. Forty-three caregivers were recruited in the control group from January to May 2018. From June to October in 2018, 44 caregivers were recruited in the intervention group. Both groups received routine care, and the intervention group also received focused solving mode. Applying Caregiver Preparedness Scale、Self-rating Anxiety and Depression Scale to evaluate the effects of intervention. Two cases in intervention group were lost to follow-up while one case in control group.@*Results@#Before the intervention, there were no statistical differences in caregiver preparedness scores and anxiety and depression scores between two groups (P>0.05). After the implementation of the focused solving mode, the caregiver preparedness score was (24.14±3.25) points in the intervention group and (20.95±2.56) points in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (t=5.000, P<0.01); the anxiety and depression scores of caregivers were (47.64±6.54), (48.39 ±7.07) points in the intervention group, (50.33±4.68), (53.68±6.73) points in the control group, there were significant differences (t=-2.165,-3.511, P<0.05 or 0.01).@*Conclusion@#Focused solving mode can improve the care preparedness of the main caregivers of patients with stroke and alleviate anxiety and depression effectively.
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Objective To explore the effects of focused solving mode on the care preparedness and negative emotions of the main caregivers of patients with stroke. Methods Totally 87 main caregivers of patients with stroke were enrolled from the department of Neurology ,North Jiangsu People′s hospital in Yangzhou from January 2018 to October 2018. Forty-three caregivers were recruited in the control group from January to May 2018. From June to October in 2018,44 caregivers were recruited in the intervention group. Both groups received routine care,and the intervention group also received focused solving mode. Applying Caregiver Preparedness Scale、Self-rating Anxiety and Depression Scale to evaluate the effects of intervention. Two cases in intervention group were lost to follow-up while one case in control group. Results Before the intervention, there were no statistical differences in caregiver preparedness scores and anxiety and depression scores between two groups (P>0.05). After the implementation of the focused solving mode, the caregiver preparedness score was (24.14±3.25) points in the intervention group and (20.95± 2.56) points in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (t=5.000, P<0.01); the anxiety and depression scores of caregivers were (47.64±6.54), (48.39 ±7.07) points in the intervention group, (50.33±4.68), (53.68±6.73) points in the control group, there were significant differences (t=-2.165,-3.511, P<0.05 or 0.01). Conclusion Focused solving mode can improve the care preparedness of the main caregivers of patients with stroke and alleviate anxiety and depression effectively.
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Objective To explore the effects of family empowerment program on comprehensive care ability and care preparedness for main caregivers of patients with initial stroke.Methods A total of 64 main caregivers of patients with initial stroke were enrolled from a tertiary hospital in Hangzhou from January 2017 to July 2017,and assigned into the intervention group and the control group according to different wards,with 33 cases in the intervention group and 31 cases in the control group.Both groups received routine care,and the intervention group also received family empowerment program.The stroke caregivers' comprehensive care ability questionnaire and the Caregiver Preparedness Scale were used to evaluate the effects of the intervention.Results Before the intervention,there were no statistically significant differences in disease-related knowledge,daily and disease-related care skills,self-stress and health management,coping strategies,and total scores of comprehensive care ability,and caregiver preparedness scores between two groups(P＞0.05).After the intervention,the total scores and each dimension score of comprehensive care ability,and caregiver preparedness scores of two groups were significantly higher than those before the intervention,and the differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion Family empowerment program can effectively improve comprehensive care ability and care preparedness of main caregivers of patients with initial stroke,making the caregiver playing a positive role in the rehabilitation of stroke patients.