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Volume 17, Issue 3 (2025)
3 2025, 17(3): 211-216 |
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Received: 2025/05/27 | Accepted: 2025/07/3 | Published: 2025/07/22
Received: 2025/05/27 | Accepted: 2025/07/3 | Published: 2025/07/22
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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 Diabetic Veterans. 3 2025; 17 (3) :211-216
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M. Maghsoudloomahalli *1 
, H. Shahdadi2 , M. Naderifar1 , A. Abdollahimohammad1 , M. Podinehmoghadam1
, H. Shahdadi2 , M. Naderifar1 , A. Abdollahimohammad1 , M. Podinehmoghadam1
1- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Science, Zabol, Iran
2- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Science, Zabol, Iran, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Ferdosi Sharghi Street, Zabol, Iran. Postal Code: 9861663335 (zb5950@gmail.com)
2- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Science, Zabol, Iran, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Ferdosi Sharghi Street, Zabol, Iran. Postal Code: 9861663335 (zb5950@gmail.com)
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Aims: Diabetes is common among veterans, who are often cared for by family members. The complexities of caregiving 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.
Materials & Methods: This clinical trial, conducted in 2024, involved 60 caregivers of veterans with diabetes from Gorgan medical centers. Participants were randomized into the 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, Sherer’s Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and the Caregiver Burden Inventory by Novak and Guest.
Findings: No significant difference in pre-intervention self-efficacy existed between the 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 the groups pre- (p=0.079) or post-intervention (p=0.220).
Conclusion: Home visits are effective for enhancing caregiving skills. However, the unchanged caregiving burden indicates that home visits alone are insufficient to reduce stress.
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