Effect of The Foot Care Protocol Applied to Elderly People

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

57 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-04-28

Study Completion Date

2018-02-05

Brief Summary

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The study was carried out randomized-controlled experimental research to determine the foot health status and factors affecting it among elderly individuals, to develop a protective and developmental protocol for foot health of elderly individuals and to determine the effect of this protocol on foot health problems, foot care knowledge levels and foot care behaviors.

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Detailed Description

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Data for the foot health status and factors affecting it among elderly individuals were collected from 28 April 2017 to 5 February 2018. The population of the study comprised 132 elderly individuals living in Nursing Home linked to the Ministry of Family and Social Policies in Ordu Central County. In the research, 118 individuals in the nursing home were reached, the research began with 65 elderly individuals abiding by the inclusion criteria randomized into experimental and control groups and was completed with 57 individuals (experiment: 28, control: 29). Data were collected using the standardized mini mental test, elderly descriptive form, foot examination form, foot care knowledge level form, foot care behavior scale, falling form.. Ethics committee permission, organization permission and written informed consent from individuals were obtained. Five interviews were performed with elderly individuals in the experimental group, while only two interviews were held with elderly individuals in the control group to apply the data collection tools.

Conditions

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Foot

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

randomized-controlled trail

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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foot care protocol

foot examination at the first interview, foot care and training once a month and weekly follow-up for 3 months, foot examination at the last interview (six month)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

foot care protocol

Intervention Type OTHER

foot assesment, foot care, foot care education

Control

foot examination at the first interview, foot examination at the last interview (six month)

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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foot care protocol

foot assesment, foot care, foot care education

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Living in nursing home during the research process, Not dependent on bed, Self-sufficient, No communication problem, Elderly people have good cognitive functions ,(According to the revised mini mental test) Elderly people with any foot problem (dermatological, orthopaedic, circulation, sensory problems, problems related to the feet, self-care problems),