The Effect of Carer Training on Pressure Ulcers in Palliative Patients

NCT ID: NCT06565949

Last Updated: 2025-03-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

72 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-07-25

Study Completion Date

2025-09-15

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems related to life-threatening diseases. This care model focuses on meeting the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of patients. . Pressure ulcers are one of the most common and serious problems in palliative care. Pressure ulcers are injuries occurring on the skin or soft tissue. They develop due to pressure on certain parts of the body over a long period of time. If not treated immediately, they may cause fatal complications. Pressure ulcers affect more than 1 in 10 adult patients admitted to hospital and are highly preventable.

Most palliative care patients cannot provide self-care. Therefore, caregivers are one of the most important determinants of the patient's health status. At this point, the knowledge and skill levels of carers who provide direct care to patients are of great importance. Increasing the level of knowledge and awareness of caregivers to prevent pressure ulcers is a critical strategy to prevent the formation of these wounds and to accelerate the healing of existing wounds. In a systematic review of thirty-one articles, it was stated that pressure ulcers significantly limit many aspects of an individual's well-being, including mental and physical health and quality of life. Therefore, caregivers should have adequate knowledge about practices to prevent bedsores.

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

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Public Health Nursing

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

The research will be conducted as a randomised experimental study with pretest-posttest control group.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Education group

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Education group

Intervention Type 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.

control group

Intervention Type 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.

Control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Education group

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

control group

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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C

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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

Exclusion Criteria

* Palliative care patient is not the only informal caregiver
* Cognitive and communication problems
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Firat University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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FATOŞ UNCU

assistant professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Fatoş Uncu, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

[email protected]

Locations

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Firat University

Elâzığ, Elâzığ, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Fatoş Uncu, PhD

Role: CONTACT

04242370000 ext. 4574

Hasan Evcimen, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Other Identifiers

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FU-SBF-FU-04

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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