Nursing Homes on Constipation and General Comfort

NCT06788392 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: AIBU-SBF-KK-01Kevser KASAP
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on Constipation Applied to Elderly Individuals Staying in a Nursing Home in Giresun Province

Conditions

Constipation; Nursing Caries

Keywords

the elderly; constipation; comfort; reminiscence therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Constipation Severity Scale (CSS) General Comfort

  It was developed by Varma et al. in 2008. It is a scale for determining the frequency, intensity and difficulty/difficulty during defecation.

  Constipation levels will be measured at the begining of the study (pre-test) and end of the intervention of the 5 weeks (post test)

• Defecation Monitoring Form in a Standard Diary (DMFSD)

  In the form developed by Pamuk et al. (2003) there is a 7-day follow-up schedule consisting of 5 items, including the number of defecation, the amount of stool, the stool consistency, the feeling of buckling during defecation and the feeling of not fully emptying after defecation. For each symptom of constipation, all scores collected during the pre-treatment (7 days), sequence of application (21 days) and post-treatment (7 days) days were calculated by dividing the number of defecations performed within the same days.

  Constipation status will be monitored at the beginning of the study and daily for 5 weeks

• General Comfort Questionnaire

  It was developed by Kolcaba in 1992. A validity and reliability study was conducted by Kuğuoğlu and Karabacak in 2004. The General Comfort Scale is used to determine the comfort needs and to evaluate the state of achieving the result of increasing the expected comfort with the nursing interventions that constitute comfort, which includes three levels (relief, relaxation and superiority) and four dimensions (physical, psychospiritual, sociocultural and environmental) that constitute the theoretical factors of comfort.

  Comfort levels will be measured at the begining of the study (pre-test) and end of the intervention of the 5 weeks (post test)

Study Arms (2)

interventional

EXPERIMENTAL

Group receiving reminiscence therapy 2 days a week

Other: reminiscence therapy

control

NO INTERVENTION

The group in which no intervention and receiving routine nursing care

Interventions

reminiscence therapy OTHER

Reminiscence Therapy is a supportive care model that has been used in recent years and increases life comfort.

interventional

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Those aged 65 and over,
• Able to answer all questions and be communicative,
• Scoring 24 or above from the Mini Mental test,
• Agreeing to participate in the research,
• Diagnosed with constipation by the institution physician and meeting the Rome III Constipation Diagnostic Criteria,
• There is no deterioration in skin integrity or infection in the abdominal area,
• No diarrhea,
• Individuals without a history of abdominal surgery will be included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Psychiatric drug users,
• Those who score below 24 on the Mini Mental Test,
• Those who do not meet the Rome III Diagnostic Criteria for Constipation,
• Those with impaired skin integrity or infection in the abdominal area,
• People with diarrhoea,
• History of abdominal surgery Those who refused to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Giresun Huzurevi Yaşlı Bakım ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi: lead
• Kafkas University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Giresun Huzurevi Yaşli Bakim Ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi

Giresun, Merkez, 28000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Constipation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: In the study, blinding will be performed only in the assignment-randomisation to groups and statistical analysis of the results.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Nurse

Model Details: Block randomisation will be used to ensure that the number of patients in each group is balanced. Patients will be divided into two groups, each group consisting of at least 38 people, by a statistician who is not involved in the study, using a table of random numbers.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 2, 2024
• First Posted: January 23, 2025
• Study Start: September 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 12, 2025
• Study Completion: February 1, 2025
• Last Updated: February 19, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)