NCT03695133

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

Effects of Nursing Care Interventions According to Integrative Nursing and Omaha System in Elderly Women Feeling Loneliness: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 55 (actual)
• Sponsor: Akdeniz University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Loneliness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Group-based interventions	1. Group-based interventions Elderly women will have a walk for physical activity for 12 weeks, three days a week. It is planned that each of the sightseeing, picnic, theater and cinema activities will be done twice. The topics that elderly women need most for group educations will be determined. Group educations will be held once every four weeks approximately three hours. 2. Individual interventions After the pre-tests are applied to the women in the intervention group, the home environment and the individual's health problems will be assessed, interventions will be implemented and the results will be evaluated during home visits at online. During the home visit to the elderly women and twelve-week intervention period, each woman will meet four times and initiatives will be implemented.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-01
• Primary completion: 2018-02-28
• Completion: 2018-05-15
• First posted: 2018-10-03
• Last updated: 2022-05-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)