Investigating the effect of nurse telephone follow-up on self-care ability and fatigue severity of the elderly with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecifiedJ44.9
- Registration Number
- IRCT20170108031818N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Gorgan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
Elderly 60 to 75 years
Diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on medical records
Having sufficient literacy and knowledge to complete the questionnaires
Informed consent to participate in the study
Having the minimum physical and cognitive ability to perform self-care measures based on the abbreviated cognitive test (AMT)
Having a cell phone or landline available
Not having hearing limitations
Exclusion Criteria
A score of less than 7 on the Abbreviated Cognitive Test (AMT) due to cognitive difficulties
Having a serious and limiting medical problem such as cancer and...
Lack of access to mobile phone or registered phone
Having hearing impairment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fatigue intensity. Timepoint: 3 times (before starting the study, immediately after the face-to-face training sessions and after completing the telephone follow-up). Method of measurement: Fatigue Severity Scale Questionnaire (FSS).;Elderly self-care. Timepoint: 3 times (before starting the study, immediately after the face-to-face training sessions and after completing the telephone follow-up). Method of measurement: Elderly Self-Care Ability Questionnaire (SASE).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method