The Effect on Caregivers of a Family Support Program Based on a Nurse-Led Case Management Model
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burnout
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
- Enrollment
- 27
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in caregiver burden in 6 months
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a family support program based on the nurse-led case management model on individuals providing care for patients who are confined to bed at home.
Detailed Description
It is of paramount importance to enable the patients receiving home care and their relatives to adapt social life, to fulfil their social integration, to relieve the burden of family members of the individual in need of care, especially the individual providing care, by supporting them in the environment where they live. In this study, it is aimed to investigate the effect of the family support program based on the nurse-led case management model for family members who care for bedridden patients.The family support program based on a five-stage nurse-led case management model is administered for the caregivers in the intervention group, the caregivers in the control group is monitored by home health services through routine follow-ups. The research will conducted as a randomized controlled study with an experimental design.
Investigators
fatma tanrıkulu
Principal Investigator
Sakarya University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Volunteering to participate in the study,
- •To have been taking care of the caregiver for at least 6 months,
- •Being literate
- •Not to have sensory loss such as vision and hearing,
- •Being open to communication and cooperation,
- •Internet access and being able to use it,
- •Having a phone where he can be reached,
- •Not receiving any remuneration for the provision of care,
- •Having a family bond with the person being cared for.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Caregivers who do not meet the inclusion criteria,
- •Caregivers who did not give consent at any stage of the study and left.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in caregiver burden in 6 months
Time Frame: 6 months
Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale: This scale was developed in 1980 by Zarit et al. to assess the stress experienced by those providing care to old people or to those in need of care. The lowest possible score is 0 and the highest is 88. A high score on the scale shows a high level of distress experienced.
Secondary Outcomes
- assessment of caregivers' quality of life(6 months)