title: The effect of the support program on the resilience of female family caregivers of stroke patients: Randomized controlled trial.
abstract: The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of a support program on the resilience of female family caregivers of stroke patients.
  
  
  
  This is a randomized controlled trial. The sample consisted 70 female family caregivers (34 experimental, 36 control group). Data were collected three times (pretest-posttest, follow-up test). Data were collected using the demographical data form, the Family Index of Regenerativity and Adaptation-General.
  
  
  
  A significant difference was determined between the experimental and control group's follow-up test scores for relative and friend support, social support and family-coping coherence. A significant difference was determined between the experimental group's mean pretest, posttest and follow-up test scores in terms of family strain, relative and friend support, social support, family coping-coherence, family hardiness and family distress.
  
  
  
  These results suggest that the Support Program contributes to the improvement of the components of resilience of family caregivers of stroke patients.
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health Nursing, 20100, Denizli, Turkey. Electronic address: hemel@pau.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Fadime Hatice
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: İnci
authors.affiliation: Ege University Faculty of Nursing, Department of Public Health Nursing, 35040, İzmir, Turkey. Electronic address: aylabayik@ege.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Ayla Bayik
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Temel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000451:nursing*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Caregiver; Resilience; Stroke; Support program