The Effect of Benson Relaxation Technique on Caregiver Burden in the Informal Caregivers of Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
| Author | Hamid Barghbani | en |
| Author | Narjes Heshmatifar | en |
| Author | Neda Mahdavifar | en |
| Author | Batol Keykhosravi | en |
| Author | Mojgan Ansari | en |
| Orcid | Narjes Heshmatifar [0000-0003-0352-2966] | en |
| Orcid | Neda Mahdavifar [0000-0002-5764-7978] | en |
| Orcid | Mojgan Ansari [0000-0001-9851-2896] | en |
| Issued Date | 2023-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Informal caregivers provide long-term support and care for cancer patients and they do not receive enough support from the family and the health system; as a result, they suffer from a lot of caregiver burden. Objectives: In the current study, we investigated the effect of the Benson relaxation technique on caregiver burden in informal caregivers of cancer patients. Methods: This randomized clinical trial with a control group was conducted on 113 caregivers, who scored X ≥ 48 from the Novak and Guest caregiver burden inventory. They were randomly divided into intervention group (n = 57) and control group (n = 56). The intervention group performed Benson relaxation twice a day for 20 minutes each time for 1 month. The control group did not receive any intervention. Then, after 1 month, Novak and Guest caregiver burden questionnaire was completed by both groups. The conceptual framework for this study was based on the general system theory modified by Ludwig Von Bertalanffy. Results: The mean score of the total caregiver burden before the intervention in the intervention and control groups was 71.16 ± 14.42 and 74.47 ± 15.16, respectively. After the intervention, the mean score of the total care burden in the intervention and control groups changed to 57.21 ± 14.66 and 75.47 ± 13.94, respectively. Data analysis shows a significant decrease in the intervention group (P = 0.000). Conclusions: The results showed that the Benson relaxation technique as a cheap and non-pharmacological method effectively reduces the caregiver burden in informal caregivers of cancer patients. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijcm-131622 | en |
| Keyword | Benson’s Relaxation | en |
| Keyword | Caregiver Burden | en |
| Keyword | Informal Caregivers | en |
| Keyword | Cancer | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | The Effect of Benson Relaxation Technique on Caregiver Burden in the Informal Caregivers of Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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