The Effect Of Telerehabilitation On Quality Of Life, Anxiety And Depression In Children With Cystic Fibrosis And Caregivers: A Single-Blind Randomized Trial.
Study design (if review, criteria of inclusion for studies)
Randomized controlled trial
Participants
Patients between the ages of 6-13 with CF
Interventions
Study group received an exercise program three times a week via Zoom for 12 weeks.
Outcome measures
Cystic Fibrosis Revised Questionnaire (CFQ-R), Anxiety and Depression Scale in Children-Revised (RCADS) were applied to the patients and State-Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were applied to the caregivers in the beginning and at the end of the program. Patients' FEV1 levels and six-minute walk tests were also measured.
Main results
28 patient-caregiver dyads, 14 dyads in each group, completed the study. The initial mean RCADS-Major depressive disorder score of the patients in the exercise group was 6.21±3.11, and this value decreased to 3.92±3.79 at the end of the study and was significantly better(p<0.02). A similar significant change was observed when the RCADS-generalized anxiety disorder score decreased from the initial mean level of 6.28±2.81 to 3.42±2.65 (p<0.01). There were significant changes improvement in the body image in telerehabilitation group. Similar significant changes were not observed in the control group. Caregivers' anxiety and depression levels did not change significantly.
Authors' conclusions
A short-term telerehabilitation program improved patients' anxiety and depression levels, body image and functional status. However caregiver anxiety and depression levels did not change significantly. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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