Montero-Cuadrado, FedericoGalán-Martín, Miguel ÁngelSánchez-Sánchez, JavierLluch, EnriqueMayo-Iscar, AgustínCuesta-Vargas, Ántonio2022-07-062022-07-062020-10-09Montero-Cuadrado F, Galán-Martín MÁ, Sánchez-Sánchez J, Lluch E, Mayo-Iscar A, Cuesta-Vargas Á. Effectiveness of a Physical Therapeutic Exercise Programme for Caregivers of Dependent Patients: A Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial from Spanish Primary Care. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 9;17(20):73591661-7827http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3747Female family caregivers (FFCs) constitute one of the basic supports of socio-health care for dependence in developed countries. The care provided by FFCs may impact their physical and mental health, negatively affecting their quality of life. In order to alleviate the consequences of providing care on FFCs, the Spanish Public Health System has developed the family caregiver care programme (FCCP) to be applied in primary care (PC) centres. The effectiveness of this programme is limited. To date, the addition of a physical therapeutic exercise (PTE) programme to FCCP has not been evaluated. A randomised multicentre clinical trial was carried out in two PC centres of the Spanish Public Health System. In total, 68 FFCs were recruited. The experimental group (EG) performed the usual FCCP (4 sessions, 6 h) added to a PTE programme (36 sessions in 12 weeks) whereas the control group performed the usual FCCP performed in PC. The experimental treatment improved quality of life (d = 1.17 in physical component summary), subjective burden (d = 2.38), anxiety (d = 1.52), depression (d = 1.37) and health-related physical condition (d = 2.44 in endurance). Differences between the groups (p < 0.05) were clinically relevant in favour of the EG. The experimental treatment generates high levels of satisfaction.enAtribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Female caregiversTherapeutic exercisePublic healthQuality of lifePrimary carePhysiotherapySalud públicaCalidad de vidaAtención primaria de saludCuidador familiarFisioterapiaMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Economics and Organizations::Economics::Costs and Cost Analysis::Cost-Benefit AnalysisMedical Subject Headings::Check Tags::FemaleMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::HumansMedical Subject Headings::Geographical Locations::Geographic Locations::Europe::SpainMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Services Administration::Patient Care Management::Comprehensive Health Care::Primary Health CareMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Prognosis::Treatment OutcomeMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services::Health Personnel::CaregiversMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Physical Therapy Modalities::Exercise TherapyMedical Subject Headings::Humanities::Humanities::Philosophy::Life::Quality of Liferesearch article33050179Acceso abierto10.3390/ijerph172073591660-4601PMC7601365