Education for Chemotherapy Patients' Kin: Effects on Family Health

A structured educational intervention designed for caregivers of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, delivered in 30-45 minute sessions to groups of 4-5 participants. The program includes modules on self-efficacy, stress management, healthy lifestyle behaviors, interpersonal relationships, and nutrition based on the Mediterranean diet. Content covers evidence-based strategies for improving family health, psychological well-being, and dietary adherence. Sessions are conducted by a certified practitioner with 480 hours of family counseling training in a university hospital's medical oncology unit seminar room. The intervention aims to reduce caregiver burden, enhance psychological well-being, improve adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and promote family health, as assessed by the Family Health Scale (ASÖ), Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale (MEDAS), and Psychological Well-Being Scale (PİO) at baseline (t0), post-intervention (t1), and 6 weeks follow-up (t2).