The Application of the Self Care Deficit Nursing Theory in Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Self-care; Adolescence; Cystic Fibrosis

Treatments: Other: Supportive-Educative Nursing Care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06112717

HACETTEPEU-TUGCETORUN-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study evaluates the effect of nursing care based on the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory on the knowledge and skills related to self-care among adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis.

Full description

This study included 30 adolescents who were equally divided into the intervention and control groups. The data were collected by using the Sociodemographic Data Form and the Self-Care Knowledge and Skills Evaluation Forms for Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis. A total of seven home visits were conducted with the adolescents in the intervention group, during which individualized care plans were applied based on the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory. The self-care needs of the adolescents in the control group were identified based on data collected during two home visits conducted at the onset of the study and after 4.5 months.

As a result of the application of nursing interventions based on the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, a statistically significant increase was noted in the self-care knowledge and skills of the adolescents in the intervention group (p<0.05). Additionally, nursing interventions and nursing diagnosis decreased significantly over time in all adolescents in the intervention group (p<0.05).

Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory was useful in enhancing the self-care knowledge and skills of adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis determined by a positive sweat test and/or the presence of two Cystic Fibrosis mutations,
• Aged between 12 and 18 years
• Living in the same Ankara

Exclusion criteria

• Adolescents with mental health issues
• Adolescents with an atypical form of Cystic Fibrosis (characterized by an absence of symptoms and no medication requirement)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Nursing Care

Experimental group

Description:

Seven home visit was made to adolescent in the intervention group. In the first and last visits only self-care knowledge and skills of adolescents were evaluated. In the 2.,3.,4.,5. and 6. home visits they received supportive-educational individualised nursing care based on Orem's Self Care Deficit Nursing Theory. The applied nursing interventions varied based on the individual needs and the level of assistance required by each adolescent. Each home visit lasted 30-60 minutes. Adolescents were given an educational booklet containing information about self-care in cystic fibrosis.

Treatment:

Other: Supportive-Educative Nursing Care

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Adolescents in the control group received no intervention by the researcher.