The Effect of Informing the Relatives of Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Open Heart Surgery; Life Quality; Caregiver Burden
• Interventions: Other: informing patients with using a booklet

• Registration Number: NCT06436872
• Lead Sponsor: Trakya University

Brief Summary

The goal of this type of study clinical trial is to determine the effect of informing the relatives of patients undergoing open heart surgery on the patients; quality of life and caregiver burden.The main question it aims to answer are:

H1: Informing caregivers of patients undergoing open heart surgery improves the quality of life of patients.

H2: Informing caregivers of patients undergoing open heart surgery reduces caregiver burden.Relatives of patients who have undergone open heart surgery will be informed about home care before discharge. The researcher will compare the study group with the control group to see if the information given to the caregiver makes a difference on the patient\'s quality of life.

Detailed Description

In the study, patients were assigned to the study and control groups via the randomizer.org website.

The Caregiver Information Form was administered by the nurse researcher in a face-to-face meeting with the caregiver. The Patient Introduction Form was filled out by the researcher from the patients'; files. The Multidimensional Quality of Life Scale was administered by the researcher through a face-to-face interview with the patient. The Caregiving Burden Scale was introduced to the caregiver by the researcher and filled in by the caregiver himself. The Caregiver Tracking Form, prepared to track the patient and the caregiver, was applied to the caregiver by the researcher in order to determine the caregivers zero point. The first data collection was carried out 48 hours after the patient was admitted to the service and before information was given. Caregivers in the study group were given 45 minutes of training and a booklet in line with the training booklet prepared according to daily life activities aimed at improving the patients quality of life and reducing the caregiver's care burden. The caregivers in the study group were given the researcher's contact number and were able to reach the researcher whenever they needed.

Patients in the control group underwent standard procedure; No information, training booklet or contact number was provided. The Caregiver Information Form was administered by the researcher in a face-to-face meeting with the caregiver. The Patient Introduction Form was filled out by the researcher from the patients'; files. Multidimensional Quality of Life Scale was administered by the researcher. The Caregiving Burden Scale was introduced to the caregiver by the researcher and filled in by the caregiver himself. The Caregiver Tracking Form, prepared to track the patient and the caregiver, was applied to the caregiver by the researcher in order to determine the caregiver's zero point. Initial data were collected between 48 hours after the patient was admitted to the ward and before discharge.

Caregiving burden scale and multidimensional quality of life form were applied to both groups at the 4th week, 8th week and 12th week. Patients in the intervention group were informed again according to their needs.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-05-27
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-30
• Study Completion: 2023-10-30
• Study First Submitted: 2024-03-19
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-24
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 94

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
intervention group	informing patients with using a booklet	Caregivers in the study group were given 45 minutes of training and a booklet in line with the training booklet prepared according to daily life activities aimed at improving the patient's quality of life and reducing the caregiver's care burden. The caregivers in the study group were given the researcher's contact number and were able to reach the researcher whenever they needed.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Multidimensional quality of life scale	12 weeks	The multidimensional quality of life scale, which is psychometrically strong, short, easy to apply and suitable for patients diagnosed with Cardiovascular Disease, is a tool developed by Avis et al. for the purpose of multidimensional measurement of HRQoL and whose Turkish validity and reliability was obtained by Demir. The total score of the scale varies between 35-245.
Caregiver burden scale	12 weeks	It was developed by Zarit, Reever and Bach-Peterson in 1980 to evaluate the stress experienced by caregivers of individuals in need of care. The evaluation of the scale is made based on the total score, and a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 88 points can be obtained from the scale. . 0-20 points obtained from the scale are classified as "little/no burden", 21-40 points as "moderate burden", 41-60 points as "severe burden" and 61-88 points as "extreme burden". A high scale score indicates that the distress experienced is high.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Trakya University; 🇹🇷 Edirne, Turkey