Care plan for carers of people with dependency

Not Applicable

• Conditions: disabled persons; M01.150; Chronic disease; Patient discharge; C23.550.291.500; E02.760.169.125

• Registration Number: RBR-5rzmzf
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Estadual de Maringá

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Care dependent person: age between 18 and 59 years; be the first episode of hospitalization for disabling illness; in the emergency care sectors; medical clinic or post-surgery sector of the University Hospital and Municipal Hospital; minimal upward forecast; have a Barthel index of 10 to 30 evaluated at the time of research recruitment;
 
Informal caregiver: 18 years of age and over and less than 80 years old; be primary informal caregiver; reside in the municipality; be literate; able to read and write; no intention to move the municipality during the research period; and be classified in the Mini Mental State Examination with scores between 22 24 and 26 according to educational level

Exclusion Criteria

Care dependent person: be transferred to a hospital or care institution other than home; need specialized health care;

Informal Caregiver: do not speak Portuguese

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to find the increased competence of caregivers to care for people dependent on home care, verified by the coper instrument, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in pre and post-intervention measurements.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to find a reduction in the readmission rate in the intervention groups, verified by reminders, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements