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T1 Effectiveness of a physical therapeutic exercise programme for caregivers of dependent patients: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial from Spanish primary care
A1 Montero Cuadrado, Federico
A1 Galán Martín, Miguel Ángel
A1 Sánchez Sánchez, Javier
A1 Lluch Girbés, Enrique
A1 Mayo Iscar, Agustín
A1 Cuesta Vargas, Antonio
K1 Caregivers
K1 Cuidadores
K1 Women
K1 Dependencia
K1 Exercise therapy
K1 Physical therapy
K1 Public Health
K1 Salud pública
K1 Primary care (Medicine)
K1 Quality of life
K1 32 Ciencias Médicas
K1 3213.11 Fisioterapia
AB Female family caregivers (FFCs) constitute one of the basic supports of socio-health care for dependence in developed countries. The care provided by FFCs may impact their physical and mental health, negatively affecting their quality of life. In order to alleviate the consequences of providing care on FFCs, the Spanish Public Health System has developed the family caregiver care programme (FCCP) to be applied in primary care (PC) centres. The effectiveness of this programme is limited. To date, the addition of a physical therapeutic exercise (PTE) programme to FCCP has not been evaluated. A randomised multicentre clinical trial was carried out in two PC centres of the Spanish Public Health System. In total, 68 FFCs were recruited. The experimental group (EG) performed the usual FCCP (4 sessions, 6 h) added to a PTE programme (36 sessions in 12 weeks) whereas the control group performed the usual FCCP performed in PC. The experimental treatment improved quality of life (d = 1.17 in physical component summary), subjective burden (d = 2.38), anxiety (d = 1.52), depression (d = 1.37) and health-related physical condition (d = 2.44 in endurance). Differences between the groups (p < 0.05) were clinically relevant in favour of the EG. The experimental treatment generates high levels of satisfaction.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59036
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59036
LA eng
NO International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020, Vol. 17, Nº. 20, 7359
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 17-jul-2024