Effect Of Counselıng

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Quality of Life; Nursing Caries; Total Knee Replacement
• Interventions: Other: Counseling

• Registration Number: NCT04916717
• Lead Sponsor: Uşak University

Brief Summary

This study aims to determine the effect of counseling on quality of life and self-care agency for patients who are scheduled for TKR.

Detailed Description

This is a quantitative study and has a quasi-experimental design with a control group. The sample of the study consisted of 79 patients including intervention (n=39) and control (n=40). The data are collected by the face-to-face interview method using Patient Identification Form, Quality of Life Scale, and Self-Care Agency Scale before surgery, and 6-8th weeks after discharge. Face-to-face and telephone counseling were applied to individuals in the intervention group. The x2, t-test, one-factor variance analysis, and two-factor variance analysis were used in the analysis of the data.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-07-01
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Study First Submitted: 2021-05-27
• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-06-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-06-04
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-07
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 79

Inclusion Criteria

• undergoing TKA for the first time, being scheduled to have unilateral TKA, having surgery for osteoarthritis, having no postoperative complications, fulfilment of discharge criteria after surgery, being aged 18 years or older, being conscious, orientation to place and time, having no hearing or speech problems, ability to understand and speak Turkish, being at least literate, not being diagnosed with any psychiatric diseases and not having a history of cancer.

Exclusion Criteria

• diagnoses of neurological (e.g. Alzheimer's disease) and psychiatric disorders (e.g. schizophrenia) likely to affect cognitive functions, first accepting to participate in the study and then dropping out of the study, development of complications during follow-up (e.g. infection), unavailability when called and lost to follow-up.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SEQUENTIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Counseling	Counseling	Quasi-experimental design. Face-to-face and telephone counseling were applied to individuals in the intervention group.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life (SF-36)	up to 16 weeks	in quality of life change from the preoperative period to 6-8th weeks and 14-16th weeks (postoerative period)
Self Care Agency	up to16 weeks	in self care agency change from the preoperative period to 6-8th weeks and 14-16th weeks (postoerative period)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Usak University Education and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Uşak, Merkez, Turkey