The Effect of Carer Training on Pressure Ulcers in Palliative Patients

NCT06565949 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: FU-SBF-FU-04
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 72
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this article is to examine the effect of the training of carers caring for palliative care patients on the prevention and management of pressure ulcers. In this context, how the training affects the level of knowledge and practices of the carers will be evaluated. The findings obtained will contribute to improving the quality of patient care by providing strategic recommendations for the improvement of palliative care services.

Conditions

Public Health Nursing

Keywords

Palliative Care; Pressure Ulcers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pressure Wound Knowledge Test

  CBRT is a 3-point Likert type (true, false, don't know) questionnaire consisting of 17 questions prepared by the researchers in line with the literature. Five of the questions in the test were designed to be reverse scored and 12 were designed to be scored normally. The minimum score of the knowledge test is 0 and the maximum score is 17. The KR-20 value of this measurement tool was calculated as 0.80.

  2 month

Study Arms (2)

Education group

EXPERIMENTAL

Caregivers in the experimental group will be given a detailed and planned training programme on pressure sores.

Other: Education group; Other: control group

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Education group OTHER

aregivers in the experimental group will be given a detailed and planned training programme on pressure sores. The trainings will be held in a total of four sessions, with twenty minutes in each session, two weeks apart.

Also known as: C

Education group

control group OTHER

In the first stage of the study, the participants in the experimental and control groups were asked to complete the 'Introductory Information Form' and '' Pressure sore knowledge test' will be completed. In the second stage of the research, no intervention will be made to the caregivers in the control group, and in the last stage of the research, 'Pressure sore knowledge test' will be filled in as post-test data for all participants.

Education group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Over 18 years of age
• Being the sole informal caregiver of the palliative care patient
• Being able to use physical abilities such as sight and hearing
• No cognitive and communication problems

You may not qualify if:

• Palliative care patient is not the only informal caregiver
• Cognitive and communication problems

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Firat University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Firat University

Elâzığ, Elâzığ, 23119, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pressure Ulcer

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Skin Ulcer; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• Fatoş Uncu, PhD

  funcu@firat.edu.tr

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Fatoş Uncu, PhD

CONTACT

04242370000; funcu@firat.edu.tr

Hasan Evcimen, PhD

CONTACT

hsn_evcimen@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: assistant professor

Model Details: The research will be conducted as a randomised experimental study with pretest-posttest control group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 20, 2024
• First Posted: August 22, 2024
• Study Start: July 25, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 15, 2024
• Study Completion: September 15, 2025
• Last Updated: March 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)