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The Effect of Home Care Planned According to Orem in Patients With Primary Brain Tumor and Their Caregivers

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Primary Brain Tumor
Caregiver Burden
Self Care
Registration Number
NCT05328739
Lead Sponsor
TC Erciyes University
Brief Summary

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of home care planned according to Orem on self-care agency and care burden in brain tumor patients and their caregivers. The study was performed with patients who underwent surgery for a brain tumor and their caregivers in the neurosurgery clinic of a tertiary hospital. Ethical committee approval, institutional permission, patients and their caregiver verbal and written consent were obtained. According to Orem's nursing theory, home care practice combining education, counseling and nursing care started with pre-operative education in the hospital for the patients and caregivers in the intervention group and continued at home with 5 home visits in a 6-month period. Self-Care Agency Scale, MD Anderson Symptom Inventory Brain Tumor-Turkish Form and Caregiver Burden Scale were used as measurement tools in the study.The value of p\<0.05 was accepted statistically significant in the data analyses.

Detailed Description

In this randomized controlled experimental study, it was aimed to determine the effect of home care planned according to Orem on self-care agency and care burden in brain tumor patients and their caregivers. The study was performed with patients who underwent surgery for a brain tumor and their caregivers in the neurosurgery clinic of a tertiary hospital. Ethical committee approval, institutional permission, patients and their caregiver verbal and written consent were obtained. According to Orem's nursing theory, home care practice combining education, counseling and nursing care started with pre-operative education in the hospital for the patients and caregivers in the intervention group and continued at home with 5 home visits in a 6-month period. Self-Care Agency Scale, MD Anderson Symptom Inventory Brain Tumor-Turkish Form and Caregiver Burden Scale were used as measurement tools in the study. In addition, measurement tools used in patients and caregivers were applied to an average of 6 month: before surgery preoperative assessment at hospital (Time 1), after surgery 1st month at home (Time 2) after surgery 3rd month at home (Time 3) and after surgery 6th month at home (Time 4). Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, two-way analysis of variance. Bonferroni correction was applied when comparing the main effects and comparisons between categorical variables and groups were evaluated with Fisher's exact test, p\<.05 value was considered statistically significant.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self-Care Agency Scale (SCAS) Mean ScoreAn average of 6 month: preoperative assessment before surgery at hospital (Time 1), after surgery 1st month at home (Time 2) after surgery 3rd month at home (Time 3) and after surgery 6th month at home (Time 4).

SCAS: in order to evaluate the self-care agency of patients and caregiver each measurement was performed before the intervention at the time. The lowest score is 35, the highest score is 140. The highest score shows the greatest degree of self-care agency.Change= preoperative assessment before surgery at hospital (Time 1), after surgery 1st month at home (Time 2) after surgery 3rd month at home (Time 3). and after surgery 6th month at home (Time 4).

MD Anderson Symptom Inventory Brain Tumor-Turkish Form (MDA-BTSETr ) Mean ScoreAn average of 6 month: preoperative assessment before surgery at hospital (Time 1), after surgery 1st month at home (Time 2) after surgery 3rd month at home (Time 3) and after surgery 6th month at home (Time 4).

MDA-BTSETr: in order to evaluate the symptoms and the impact of the symptoms on the lives of patients, each measurement was performed before the intervention at the time. The inventory consists of two parts that evaluate the symptoms and the interference of the individual's life. In the first part of the inventory, individuals are asked to rate the severity of each symptom in the last 24 hours between 0-10 (0: no symptom, 10: the most severe level of the symptom experienced). In the second part, individuals are asked to rate how much their symptoms interfere with their lives, from 0 to 10 (0: not interfered, 10: completely interfered).Change= preoperative assessment before surgery at hospital (Time 1), after surgery 1st month at home (Time 2) after surgery 3rd month at home (Time 3). and after surgery 6th month at home (Time 4).

Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS) Mean ScoreAn average of 6 month: preoperative assessment before surgery at hospital (Time 1), after surgery 1st month at home (Time 2) after surgery 3rd month at home (Time 3) and after surgery 6th month at home (Time 4).

CBS: in order to evaluate the care burden of individuals who care for patients who have undergone primary brain tumor surgery, each measurement was performed before the intervention at the time. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 0, the highest score is 88, and an increasing score indicates an increase in the burden of care.Change= preoperative assessment before surgery at hospital (Time 1), after surgery 1st month at home (Time 2) after surgery 3rd month at home (Time 3). and after surgery 6th month at home (Time 4).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) Mean ScoreAn average of 6 month: preoperative assessment before surgery at hospital (Time 1), after surgery 1st month at home (Time 2) after surgery 3rd month at home (Time 3) and after surgery 6th month at home (Time 4).

KPS allows to determine the individual and medical care needs of the patient, to obtain information about symptom severity and level of function at work and home. It is scored between 0-100. The loss of function from normal function (100) to death (0) based on the functional status of the individual. Change= preoperative assessment before surgery at hospital (Time 1), after surgery 1st month at home (Time 2) after surgery 3rd month at home (Time 3). and after surgery 6th month at home (Time 4).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Erciyes University Faculty of Health Science

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Kayseri, Eyalet/Yerleşke, Turkey

Erciyes University Faculty of Health Science
🇹🇷Kayseri, Eyalet/Yerleşke, Turkey

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