Effects of Nursing Care Provided to Relatives of Palliative Care Patients on Caregivers' Spiritual Well-being and Hope

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hope; Spirituality; Palliative Care

Treatments: Other: Nursing care based on the Theory of Human Caring

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04415411

Interventional (Other Identifier)

PYO. SBF.1904.19.006 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of nursing care provided based on the Watson's Theory of Human Caring to the relatives of palliative care patients on caregivers' spiritual well-being and hope. This research was conducted with 60 patient relatives (intervention group: 30, control group: 30) taking care of their patient in palliative care unit.

Full description

Every year, millions of patients as well as millions of patients are primarily involved in the palliative care process. It is emphasized that from the very start of palliative care process until grievance stage, patient relatives require a myriad of physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs. It has been widely reported that among relatives of palliative care patients, there is a high incidence of mental distress, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, fear and despair. The maintain of hope and spiritual well-being are important in dealing with this difficult process. Accordingly, nursing care is important, which supports the hope and spiritual well-being of patients' relatives. Nursing care that supports hope and focuses on spiritual dimensions is important in Watson's Human Care Theory.

Enrollment: 147 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged 18 and above
• willingness and motivation to participate in research
• literacy
• being the primary caregiver
• lack of mental or verbal deficiency to respond the questions

Exclusion criteria

• aged 18 below
• unwilling to participate in research
• illiterate
• non-primary caregiver
• mental or communicative disabilities

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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147 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Routine nursing care

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Nursing care based on the Theory of Human Caring

Treatment:

Other: Nursing care based on the Theory of Human Caring