Self-Care Management in Older Adults

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Disease Self Management
• Interventions: Other: mobile application

• Registration Number: NCT06502574
• Lead Sponsor: Sultan Ayaz Alkaya

Brief Summary

Self-management of chronic diseases requires the ability to manage the symptoms, treatment, and lifestyle changes inherent in living with achronic disease. Rational drug use by older adults is of particular importance. Mobile applications are being developed to facilitate thecompliance of older adults with chronic diseases with medication treatment and to increase their disease self-management skills. The researchwas planned to strengthen participation in social life through rational drug use and disease self-care management in older adults with chronicdiseases. The research will be conducted in a parallel group randomized controlled manner. In the research, a mobile application will bedeveloped for the use of older adults. Older adults will be asked to use the mobile application for at least 6 months, and the scales will be re-administered face to face or online in the 3rd and 6th months of the intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-07-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-09
• Study First Posted: 2024-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-16
• Study Start: 2024-07-20
• Primary Completion: 2025-04-25
• Study Completion: 2025-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• Being in the 60-79 age group,
• Having a chronic disease that requires constant monitoring and treatment
• Using at least one medication for your disease regularly
• Having smart phone usage skills

Exclusion Criteria

• Having vision and hearing problems
• Being 80 or older
• Having a neuro-psychiatric disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
mobile application	mobile application	Older adults will be asked to use the mobile application for atleast 6 months, and the scales will be re-administered face toface or online in the 3rd and 6th months of the intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participation in social life (Social Inclusion Scale)	twelfth week]	It was developed in 2009 by Secker et al. to measure an individual's relationship with other people. A validity and reliability study of theTurkish version of the scale was conducted. 4 items were removed from the original 22-item scale and the final version consisted of 18items. The lowest and highest that can be taken from the scale are 18 and 72. A higher score from the scale indicates more socialization.