The Effect of Discharge Training Given to Patients Having Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery on Discharge Readiness and Surgical Recovery

Purpose of the study: This study will be conducted to determine whether the discharge training given to patients who underwent intertrochanteric femur fracture surgery has an effect on surgical recovery and readiness for discharge. The research is prospective and aimed to be a case-control group. The universe of the research; It will consist of patients hospitalized in the orthopedics service of Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital and Fırat University Faculty of Medicine Research Hospital. The sample is; With the power analysis, 60 patients will constitute the population with a 0.05 error, 0.95 confidence interval, 0.6 effect size, and a representative power of 0.80. (n=60) Patients will be divided into 30 intervention groups and 30 control groups. Sociodemographic form, Toronto Wound Symptom Evaluation System Discharge readiness scale and patient evaluation form The data of the research will be collected using. Since the scales are publicly available, no permission will be sought from the authors. The research will be conducted with 60 patients who were hospitalized in the orthopedic clinic and underwent intertrochanteric femur fracture surgery. Groups will be divided into 30 intervention and 30 control groups. In order to prevent patients from interacting with each other during repeated measurements within the institution, 30 people were first admitted to the hospital. Control group; The next 30 people will constitute the intervention group patients.

• Type of research: The research is prospective and aimed to be a case-control group.

• Research questions/hypotheses:

• What are the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants?

• Does the discharge training given to participants have an effect on surgical recovery?

• Is there any difference in surgical recovery according to the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants?

• Population-sample: The universe of the research; It will consist of patients hospitalized in the orthopedics service of Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital and Fırat University Faculty of Medicine Research Hospital. The sample is; With the power analysis, 60 patients will constitute the population with a 0.05 error, 0.95 confidence interval, 0.6 effect size, and a representative power of 0.80. (n=60) Patients will be divided into 30 intervention groups and 30 control groups.

It is aimed to collect data face to face after obtaining ethics committee permission and institutional permission, and obtaining the necessary permissions from Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital and Fırat University Faculty of Medicine Research Hospital. Before filling out the survey form, you will be informed about the research and a voluntary consent form will be read. All patients who agree will be included in the study. The research is aimed to be conducted between April 1 and December 1, 2023. All this operation will be carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

• Data collection tools: Sociodemographic form, Toronto Wound Symptom Evaluation System Discharge readiness scale and patient evaluation form The data of the research will be collected using. Since the scales are publicly available, no permission will be sought from the authors.
• How data will be collected: The research will be conducted with 60 patients who were hospitalized in the orthopedic clinic and underwent intertrochanteric femur fracture surgery. Groups will be divided into 30 intervention and 30 control groups. In order to prevent patients from interacting with each other during repeated measurements within the institution, 30 people were first admitted to the hospital. Control group; The next 30 people will constitute the intervention group patients.