The Effect of Guided Imagery on Activity-Specific Balance Confidence, Pain, and Psychological Well-Being

Inonu University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Guided Imagery

Treatments: Other: Guided Imagery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06855927

Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of guided imagery on activity-specific balance confidence, pain, and psychological well-being in elderly orthopedic patients. In the study, guided imagery will be applied by the researchers and will be applied over 2 days for a total of 3 repetitions. The study will be conducted in the postoperative period of the patients.

Enrollment: 78 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who are open to communication and collaboration,
• Those who are over 65 years old,
• Those who have a mini-mental test score of 24 and above,
• Those who have the same type of analgesic protocol,
• Those who have a numerical pain score of at least 4 will be included.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who have developed any complications,
• Patients who have hearing, vision and perception problems,
• Patients who have been diagnosed with any psychiatric disease,
• Patients who have developed any complications after surgery will be excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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78 participants in 2 patient groups

The Effect of Guided Imagery in Elderly Orthopedic Patients

Experimental group

Description:

Guided imagery, which is a mind-body method, allows the patient to relax and feel good. In this way, patients' self-confidence increases.

Treatment:

Other: Guided Imagery

Balance Confidence, Pain, and Psychological Well-Being in Elderly Orthopedic Patients

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention is applied to the patients in this group and the effectiveness of the interventions used on the patients in the other group is measured.