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Aim and Background: Caring for patients with dementia is considered as the most difficult and challenging type of care and leads to increased caregiving burden and reduced quality of life (QOL) among caregivers. This research aimed to determine the effect of communication skills training on caregiving burden and QOL among family caregivers of elderly with dementia. Methods and Materials: This Quasi-experimental study was conducted with pretest-posttest design and a control group. The subjects were selected through convenience sampling method. Therefore, 30 subjects were chosen randomly and assigned to control and experimental groups (each with 15 subjects). The data collection tools consisted of the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) and Caregivers’ Quality of Life Questionnaire. The questionnaires were completed by the participants in the pretest, posttest, and follow-up stages. The experimental group subjects received communication skills training in 7 sessions lasting 60 minutes. The collected data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA in SPSS software. Findings: Communication skills training resulted in reduced caregiving burden and increased QOL in caregivers in the in experimental group in the posttest and follow-up stages. Conclusions: The results emphasize the importance of the use of these interventions in terms of caregiving burden and QOL in family caregivers of elderly with dementia. The results show that this intervention can be used as an appropriate intervention method.

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Aim and Background: Assisting a cognitive disorder patient can drain the emotional resources of any individual extensively. Since the caregiver can be confronted by developing mental and physical symptoms with strong possibility, she/he can be defined as hidden patient. The aim of the present study is to investigate the prevalence of depression, anxiety and burden in caregivers of patients with dementia. Methods and Materials: This cross sectional study was conducted on 96 caregivers of patients with dementia by using convenient sampling method. After obtaining informed consent, demographic data was recorded and the severity of depression was measured by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), the severity of anxiety was measured by Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the severity of burden was measured by Iranian Version of Caregiver Burden (IVCB). To analysis the data, we use descriptive inferential statistics by using SPSS 22. Findings: The results illustrate that 69.8% of the caregivers were in the range of depression. Moreover, 28.1% of the caregivers were in the range of anxiety and 33.3% of the caregivers scores were in the range of moderate to high level of burden. In Pearson correlation test, we found that the age of caregivers have a significant relationship with the burden test scores. (p=0.026). In t test, we found a significant relationship between the gender of the patient and the anxiety scores. The mean of anxiety scores of the caregivers of the men and women patients were 37.7 and 32.9 respectively (p=0.039). In our research, we also found significant relationships between the illness duration and the scores of anxiety and burden. In addition, the scores of all of three tests showed having relationships with the support of other family member and severity of dementia illness. Furthermore, in one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), we found a relationship between educational level of the caregivers and the scores of anxiety and burden tests. Conclusions: In the presence of high level of depression, anxiety and burden in the caregivers of dementia patients, more attention to the caregivers is necessary; especially from the healthcare managers and clinicians. In addition, the family of dementia patients should be encouraged to care as a group or help main caregivers as much as possible since our research showed support of other family members reduces anxiety, depression and burden of caregivers.

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Aim and Background: Lack of adequate training of primary caregivers of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients is the major factor in causing of their depression. Therefore, the researcher tried to identify the The Effectiveness of Group Psychological Training on the Depression of family caregivers MS patients.
Methods and Materials: In this study, the Group Psychological Training program was developed and implemented as a clinical trial with a one-month follow-up. In the design phase, the program draft was first prepared using nursing texts on the required care measures and the role of families in their implementation, then using the RAM technique in terms of concept, usefulness, relevance and applicability of the content. In the implementation phase, the subjects were easily selected (100 people) and randomly placed in the test group (50 people) and the control group (50 people). The program was conducted in 7 sessions, 90 minutes during 7 weeks (1 session per week) for the experimental group and at the end a CD with the theme of relaxation techniques, anger and stress control and educational booklet of the contents of the sessions were given them. The control group also participated in two group sessions to express their memories and were given a training booklet and a CD. A two-part questionnaire was used for data collection. The first included information about demographic, familial and therapeutic characteristics of the patient and caregiver and the second part was the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Data analysis was performed using SPSS software and statistical tests of chi-square, independent t-test and variance analysis test with repeated measurements.
Findings: The results showed that there was a significant decrease in the mean score of depression in the experimental group as compared to the control group immediately and one month after the intervention. The results of ANOVA with repeated observations also showed a significant decrease in the mean depression score in the experimental group (P<0.001).
Conclusions: Given the effectiveness of psychotherapy training in preventing depression and recovery in families with multiple sclerosis, this program is introduced to the treatment team.

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Aim and Background: Caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia play a crucial role in providing support and assistance to their loved ones who are grappling with the challenges of schizophrenia. These caregivers often shoulder important responsibilities such as medication management, providing emotional support, and assisting with daily tasks. However, caregiving for individuals with schizophrenia can also be challenging and stressful, leading to emotional distress. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of family-centered therapy (FCT) on the psychological capital of caregivers of schizophrenic patients.
Methods and Materials: This study employed a semi-experimental design with pretest-posttest control group and three-month follow-up. The study population consisted of caregivers of schizophrenic patients attending Imam Hossein Hospital. Thirty caregivers were selected using convenience sampling and were then systematically assigned to either the experimental or control group. Two participants in the experimental group withdrew during the intervention sessions, resulting in a reduction in the experimental group to 13 participants. The experimental group underwent twelve 60-minute sessions of FCT intervention once a week. Data were collected using the Luthans Psychological Capital Questionnaire (2007) and analyzed using mixed analysis of variance.
Findings: The mean psychological capital of caregivers who received family-centered therapy intervention showed improvement compared to the control group at posttest and follow-up stages (p<0. 001).
Conclusions: Consequently, this study demonstrates the significant positive impact of family-centered therapy on the psychological capital of caregivers of schizophrenic patients. The findings highlight the effectiveness of this therapeutic approach in enhancing the well-being and resilience of caregivers in coping with the challenges of schizophrenia caregiving. These results underscore the importance of incorporating family-centered interventions in comprehensive caregiving and support provided to caregivers, ultimately enhancing their psychological well-being and capacity to cope with caregiving demands.