NCT04648098

Effect of Post-stroke Discharge Training

The Effect of Post-stroke Discharge Training and Telephone Counseling Service on Patients' Functional Status and Caregiver Burden: A Randomised Control Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kırklareli University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of post-stroke discharge training and telephone counseling service on patients' functional status and caregiver burden. The study was conducted with 69 stroke patients (34 in the intervention group and 35 in the control group) and their caregivers. In the study, data were collected before discharge and three months after discharge. Discharge training and telephone counseling (one week after discharge and once a month for three months) were given to the caregivers of the patients in the intervention group.

Detailed description

This study, which was planned as a randomised controlled study, was conducted university hospital neurology clinic in Turkey. A total of 80 participants who met the inclusion criteria were randomised to either the intervention and control groups. In this study, Patient Information Form, Modified Rankin Scale and Barthel Index were used to collect data about patients, while Caregiver Information Form and Caregiver Burden Scale were used to collect data about caregivers Pre-tests were applied to patients and caregivers in the intervention and control groups before discharge. After the pre-tests were applied to the caregivers in the intervention group, discharge training was given.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Caregiver Burnout

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Discharge training and telephone counseling	The discharge training was given by using different teaching methods in the form of verbal expression, demonstration, and question and answer. The care guide prepared by the researchers in line with the literature was used as a training material for stroke patients and their caregivers.The training varied according to the learning level of individuals but took an average of 40-60 minutes. Consultation service was given to the caregivers one week after discharge and once a month for three months by telephone call.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-04
• Primary completion: 2018-04-08
• Completion: 2018-04-29
• First posted: 2020-12-01
• Last updated: 2023-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)