The Effect on Caregivers of a Family Support Program

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Caregiver Burnout

• Registration Number: NCT05542472
• Lead Sponsor: Sakarya University

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-11
• Primary Completion: 2020-11-30
• Study Completion: 2021-08-02
• Status Verified: 2022-09
• Study First Submitted: 2022-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-09-14
• Study First Posted: 2022-09-15
• Last Update Posted: 2022-09-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 27

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in caregiver burden in 6 months	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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
assessment of caregivers' quality of life	6 months	WHOQOL-BREF-TR Form: This form is the Turkish adaptation of the WHOQOL-100, which was developed by the World Health Organization to assess the quality of life of individuals. Cultural adaptation of the WHOQOL-BREF-TR in Turkey and validity and reliability work were conducted by Eser et al. (1999). This scale consists of 26 questions selected from the WHOQOL-BREF WHOQOL-100 scale. One item was added to the Turkish version of the scale.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sakarya University of Applied Sciences; 🇹🇷 Sakarya, Turkey

Sakarya University of Applied Sciences

🇹🇷Sakarya, Turkey