The Effect of Psychoeducation on Hopelessness, Death Anxiety and Caregiver Burden

Ankara Medipol University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Support, Family

Treatments: Other: Watson Human Caring Model-based psychoeducation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06154759

B.306565

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted to determine the effect of Watson Human Caring Model-based psychoeducation given to the relatives of patients receiving palliative care on hopelessness, death anxiety and the burden of care.

Full description

This randomized controlled study was conducted with the relatives of patients hospitalized in the palliative care clinic of a training and research hospital in Ankara,Turkey. A total of 66 patient relatives, 33 of whom were in the experimental group and 33 in the control group, were included in the study. In the study, quantitative data were collected using Descriptive Characteristics Form, Beck Hopelessness Scale, Templer Death Anxiety Scale and Caregiver Strain Index, while qualitative data were collected using Structured Interview Form-1 and Structured Interview Form-2. Quantitative data collection tools were applied to the relatives of the patients in the experimental and control groups after the randomization group assignment within the scope of the pre-test. Then, individual psychoeducation was given to the relatives of the patients in the experimental group for 45-60 minutes once a week for eight weeks. Qualitative data were collected in these psychoeducation sessions (sessions 2,3,5,7,8) and for this purpose, Structured Interview Form-1, Structured Interview Form-2, and audio recording were used.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Ability to communicate in Turkish Ability to write in Turkish Being a primary relative of the patient The patient's relative has been in the clinic for at least one week in order to adapt to the caregiver role.

Does not have a visual, auditory or mental disability Only one relative of each patient participated in the study. Provide care by the patient's relatives for at least eight hours a day

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to speak Turkish
• Having a hearing impairment
• Lack of comprehension skills
• Participating in another psychoeducation program within the last year
• Having a physical or mental problem t

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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66 participants in 2 patient groups

experimental caregiver group

Experimental group

Description:

33 of whom were in the experimental group and 33 in the control group, were included in the study. In the study, quantitative data were collected using Descriptive Characteristics Form, Beck Hopelessness Scale, Templer Death Anxiety Scale and Caregiver Strain Index, while qualitative data were collected using Structured Interview Form-1 and Structured Interview Form-2. Quantitative data collection tools were applied to the relatives of the patients in the experimental and control groups after the randomization group assignment within the scope of the pre-test. Psychoeducation was given to the relatives of the patients in the experimental group for 45-60 minutes once a week for eight weeks. Qualitative data were collected in sessions (sessions 2,3,5,7,8) and for this purpose, Structured Interview Form-1, Structured Interview Form-2, and audio recording were used. The same data collection tools were applied to the Experiment group for the post-test measurements after eight weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Watson Human Caring Model-based psychoeducation

control caregiver group

No Intervention group

Description:

In the study, quantitative data were collected using Descriptive Characteristics Form, Beck Hopelessness Scale, Templer Death Anxiety Scale and Caregiver Strain Index in control group. The control group received no intervention for eight weeks. The same data collection tools were applied to the Control group for the post-test measurements after eight weeks.