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Education of Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients

NCT ID: NCT06182930

Last Updated: 2023-12-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-01

Study Completion Date

2024-08-30

Brief Summary

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Purpose of the Research: This study will be conducted to determine the effect of the education given to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to home health services on their knowledge and attitudes towards Alzheimer's disease.

Hypotheses of the Research H01: The education given to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to home health services does not affect the caregivers' level of knowledge about Alzheimer's disease.

H11: The education given to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to home health services increases the caregivers' level of knowledge about Alzheimer's disease.

H02: The education given to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to home health services does not affect the caregivers' attitudes towards Alzheimer's disease.

H12: The education given to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to home health services positively affects the caregivers' attitudes towards Alzheimer's disease.

Detailed Description

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-The number of elderly population is increasing in the world and in Turkey. Dementia increases with age. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. As the Alzheimer's disease stage progresses, patients' dependency level in daily living activities increases and they need care support. Alzheimer's patients are usually cared for at home by family members. Caregivers may experience many difficulties in the home environment due to lack of knowledge in disease management. This study will be conducted to determine the effect of the education given to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to home health services on their knowledge and attitudes towards Alzheimer's disease. The research was planned as a single-blind randomized controlled experimental study. The research will be conducted on caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to Giresun Province Bulancak State Hospital Home Health Services between 20 December 2023 and 20 December 2024. The population of the research will be the caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to Giresun Province Bulancak State Hospital Home Health Services. The sample of the research will be the caregivers of 60 patients who meet the research criteria and agree to participate in the research. The data of the study will be collected with the "Patient and Caregiver Introduction Form", "Alzheimer's Disease Information Scale" and "Dementia Attitude Scale". Necessary institutional permissions and ethics committee approval will be obtained for the research. In the research, caregivers in the experimental group will be trained about Alzheimer's disease in 2 sessions, 15 days apart, in the training hall of the hospital. No intervention will be applied to caregivers in the control group during the research. Necessary institutional permission and ethics committee approval will be obtained for the research. The analysis of the data will be done in a computer environment by an expert statistician.

Conditions

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Education

Keywords

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Alzheimer, Caregiver, Knowledge, Attitude, Education

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Experimental

Within the scope of the research, caregivers will be given face-to-face training in 2 sessions, 15 days apart.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Within the scope of the research, caregivers will be given face-to-face training in 2 sessions, 15 days apart.

Intervention Type OTHER

They will receive routine home health care follow-up.

Control

They will receive routine home health care follow-up.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Within the scope of the research, caregivers will be given face-to-face training in 2 sessions, 15 days apart.

They will receive routine home health care follow-up.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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No Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Those who are primarily responsible for the care of the patient diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease,
* Caring for a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease for at least 6 months,
* Ages 18 and over,
* The one who is literate,
* Open to communication and collaboration,
* Caregivers who volunteer to participate in the study will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Cannot understand and speak Turkish,
* Those with mental and cognitive retardation and
* Caregivers who do not want to continue the research will be excluded from the research.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ordu University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hacer Gok Ugur

Assoc. Prof.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hacer GÖK Uğur, Asoss.Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ordu Univercity

Locations

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Hacer GÖK UĞUR

Ordu, Cumhuriyet Campus, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Hacer GÖK UĞUR, Asoss.Prof.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 04522265200

Email: [email protected]

Selin Nur Kara, Master

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 04522265200

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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Ordu123456

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id