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Volume 17, Issue 3 (2025)
Iran J War Public Health 2025, 17(3): 1001-1006 |
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Received: 2025/03/27 | Accepted: 2025/07/3
Received: 2025/03/27 | Accepted: 2025/07/3
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Maghsoudloomahalli M, Shahdadi H, Naderifar M, Abdollahimohammad A, Podinehmoghadam M. Effects of home visit empowerment program on burden and self-efficacy of caregivers of Iran-Iraq War veterans with diabetes. Iran J War Public Health 2025; 17 (3) :1001-1006
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M. Maghsoudloomahalli *1, H. Shahdadi, M. Naderifar, A. Abdollahimohammad, M. Podinehmoghadam
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Aims: Diabetes is common among veterans, often cared for by family. Caregiving complexities can cause stress, highlighting the need to improve caregivers’ self-efficacy. Home visits are essential for healthcare education. This study assessed the impact of home visits on caregiving stress and self-efficacy among caregivers of veterans with diabetes.
Methods: This 2024 clinical trial involved 60 caregivers of veterans with diabetes from Gorgan medical centers. Participants were randomized to intervention (four 40–60 minute home visit sessions with tailored diabetes care training) and control (routine training) groups (n=30 each). Data were collected using demographic questionnaires, the Sherer’s Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and the Novak and Guest Caregiving Stress Questionnaire.
Findings: No significant pre-intervention self-efficacy difference existed between groups (p=0.749). Post-intervention, a statistically significant difference in caregivers’ self-efficacy was observed (p<0.001). Caregiving burden showed no significant difference between groups pre- (p=0.079) or post-intervention (p=0.220).
Conclusion: Improved self-efficacy suggests home visits are effective for enhancing caregiving skills. However, unchanged caregiving burden indicates home visits alone are insufficient to reduce stress. Integrating additional support (psychological, emotional, social, spiritual) into home visit programs is recommended.
Methods: This 2024 clinical trial involved 60 caregivers of veterans with diabetes from Gorgan medical centers. Participants were randomized to intervention (four 40–60 minute home visit sessions with tailored diabetes care training) and control (routine training) groups (n=30 each). Data were collected using demographic questionnaires, the Sherer’s Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and the Novak and Guest Caregiving Stress Questionnaire.
Findings: No significant pre-intervention self-efficacy difference existed between groups (p=0.749). Post-intervention, a statistically significant difference in caregivers’ self-efficacy was observed (p<0.001). Caregiving burden showed no significant difference between groups pre- (p=0.079) or post-intervention (p=0.220).
Conclusion: Improved self-efficacy suggests home visits are effective for enhancing caregiving skills. However, unchanged caregiving burden indicates home visits alone are insufficient to reduce stress. Integrating additional support (psychological, emotional, social, spiritual) into home visit programs is recommended.
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