Nursing Care Interventions According to Integrative Nursing and Omaha System in Elderly Women Feeling Loneliness (INOSEL)

Akdeniz University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Loneliness

Treatments: Behavioral: Group-based interventions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03695133

001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objectives: The present study investigates the effects of nursing care interventions on the physical, psychological, social and spiritual health of the elderly women with high level of loneliness according to the principles of integrative nursing and Omaha System.

Methods: This study protocol describes a randomised controlled trial with to parallel group design. After the level of loneliness of elderly women will be determined by the Loneliness Scale for the Elderly in the Family Health Center, women with high levels of loneliness will be randomly assigned to the intervention and control group. Nursing care interventions consisting of group-based (sightseeing, picnics, theater, cinema) and individual according to Integrative Nursing and Omaha System. Elderly women who feel loneliness will continue for 12 weeks. Pre-tests and post-tests will be completed during home visits made by the researchers.

Discussion: This study will provide evidence regarding the effectiveness of nursing care interventions that include the comprehensive (physical, psychological, social and spiritual) evaluation of their health, and contribute to provide care in terms of Integrative Nursing and Omaha System.

Enrollment: 55 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• to be independent according to the Katz Daily Activities Activity Scale;
• no problem in physical activity with the suggestion of the doctor in Family Health Center;
• living alone or with family;
• good cognitive state (place, time and person orientation) with the suggestion of the doctor; - the willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• to live in any elderly care center or nursing home;
• to be semi-dependent and dependent according to the Katz Daily Activities Activity Scale
• to have a psychiatric disorder.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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55 participants in 2 patient groups

intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

1. Group-based interventions Group-based interventions include physical activity, sightseeing, picnics, theater, cinema, group educations. 2. Individual interventions Individual interventions include interventions in the Omaha System Nursing Interventions Scheme that is specific to health problems of elderly women.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Group-based interventions

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will not take any intervention, the post-tests will be collected at the end of 12 weeks.