THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION BASED ON ROY MODEL ON THE WORK CONSCIENCE OF CAREGIVERS IN PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES HOSPITALIZED IN SHAHID MADANI REHABILITATION CENTER IN ZARRINSHAHR, ISFAHAN

Caregivers in care centers for the mentally retarded are associated with a lot of
stress and stressors that in addition to physical, mental and social disorders, also affect the quality of
care and work conscience of these people. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of
the effectiveness of an educational intervention based on Roy model on the work conscience of
caregivers (mothers) in people with mental disabilities hospitalized in Shahid Madani Rehabilitation
Center in Zarrinshahr, Isfahan.
Material & Methods: This quasi-experimental single-group study was performed on 40 caregivers of
trainable and isolated mental wards of Shahid Madani Rehabilitation Center in 2016. The samples were
purposefully selected and the data collection tool was a zinc survey and cognition questionnaire and a
custom consumption questionnaire that was completed before the educational intervention. Then, in
order to meet the needs of the educational content in six sessions of two and a half hours in the form of
PowerPoint, lectures and questions and answers were held. Also, a three-month follow-up process was
performed in relation to the interventions. Immediately after the intervention and three months after the
follow-up, the work conscience questionnaire was completed again. Study data were evaluated using
SPSS software and descriptive and analytical statistics.
Results: Analysis of variance repeated measures showed that the mean scores of caregivers' work
conscience before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and three months after follow-up
was statistically significant and this difference was an increasing trend (p <0.001).
Conclusion: The results showed that the assessment of educational needs based on the Roy model and
educational-supportive based on this model have been associated with improving the work conscience
of formal caregivers of mentally retarded people