The Effect of Training Given to Nurses Caring for Dying Cancer Patients and Their Families on Care and Difficulties

NCT05775926 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 05.04.2019/87
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Nursing is a profession that is human and is based on nursing care. Humans are social creatures that need care from the moment they are born.Today's scientific developments and changing technology have affected the health system.Many dying patients want to be hospitalized in order to receive better care and treatment. Depending on this situation, the frequency of nurses giving care to dying patients and their families has increased in hospitals. In order to increase the quality of the care given to the dying patient and his family and to reduce the difficulties experienced while giving this care, the nurse who provides the care should have sufficient knowledge and skills about the care of the dying patient and his family. This research will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study in order to determine the effect of education on the nursing care given and the difficulties experienced by the nurses who care for the dying cancer patients and their families.

Conditions

Dying Patient; Nursing Caries

Keywords

Nursing care; Dying patient; Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• The Nursing Care Scale for Dying Patients and Their Families [NCD]

  While the score to be obtained from each of the sub-dimensions of the scale varies between 3-15, the total score is between 15-60. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the quality of nursing care.

  1 month

• The Nurse's Difficulty Scale for Dying Patients and Their Families [NDD]

  While the score to be obtained from each of the sub-dimensions of the scale varies between 3-15, the total score is between 15-60. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the difficulties experienced by the nurses increase.

  1 month

Study Arms (2)

Experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental Group: Nurses who met the criteria for participating in the study were informed about the study and their consent was obtained. Data collection forms were collected by the researcher at the end of the working hours. Training groups were formed on the days and times determined according to the interviews with the clinics where the research was conducted. In each hospital, training groups were formed outside the working hours of the nurses. The training was given to the nurses in the intervention group in an environment suitable for training in two days and 4 modules using interactive teaching methods. After the training, a month was waited for the nurses in the intervention group to experience care. One month after the training was given, data collection forms were distributed to the nurses in the intervention group and asked to fill in according to their self-reports.

Other: Education

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Control Group: Nurses who met the criteria for participating in the study were informed about the study and their consent was obtained. Data collection forms were collected by the researcher at the end of the working hours. No training was given to the control group. However, after the post-test application was made to the control group, the same training was given to the experimental group. One month later, data collection forms were distributed to the nurses in the control group and they were asked to fill in according to their self-reports. Data collection forms were collected by the researcher at the end of the working hours. Filling in the data takes about 15 minutes.

Interventions

Education OTHER

Nursing Care and Challenges Training for Nurses Caring for Dying Cancer Patients and Their Families was given in 4 modules and 2 days.

Experimental

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Volunteer
• Working in a clinic where adult cancer patients are hospitalized for at least 1 year

You may not qualify if:

• On leave
• Not volunteering

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cukurova University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cukurova University

Adana, 01330, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Interventions

Educational Status

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Officials

• Meltem Akbaş, PhD

  Cukurova University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Single
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 22, 2023
• First Posted: March 20, 2023
• Study Start: November 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2023
• Study Completion: April 1, 2023
• Last Updated: September 11, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)