Effect of Post-stroke Discharge Training

Kırklareli University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke; Caregiver Burnout

Treatments: Other: Discharge training and telephone counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04648098

interventional

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of post-stroke discharge training and telephone counseling service on patients' functional status and caregiver burden. The study was conducted with 69 stroke patients (34 in the intervention group and 35 in the control group) and their caregivers. In the study, data were collected before discharge and three months after discharge. Discharge training and telephone counseling (one week after discharge and once a month for three months) were given to the caregivers of the patients in the intervention group.

Full description

This study, which was planned as a randomised controlled study, was conducted university hospital neurology clinic in Turkey. A total of 80 participants who met the inclusion criteria were randomised to either the intervention and control groups.

In this study, Patient Information Form, Modified Rankin Scale and Barthel Index were used to collect data about patients, while Caregiver Information Form and Caregiver Burden Scale were used to collect data about caregivers Pre-tests were applied to patients and caregivers in the intervention and control groups before discharge. After the pre-tests were applied to the caregivers in the intervention group, discharge training was given.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• the age of 18 and over (for patients and caregivers)
• having undergone a hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke (for patients)
• being literate (for caregivers)
• being primarily responsible for the care of the stroke patient during the hospital stay and at home after discharge (for caregivers)
• using a mobile or home phone (for caregivers)
• being open to communication and collaboration (for caregivers)

Exclusion criteria

• Rankin Scale score of 4 above (for patients)
• Having problem in terms of hearing and understanding (for caregivers)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental: Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Discharge training and telephone counseling

Treatment:

Other: Discharge training and telephone counseling

No Intervention: Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Routine care