NCT05030935

Assessing the Feasibility of a Prevention m-Health App Intervention for Informal Caregivers of Outpatients

Assessing the Feasibility of a Novel Preventive Mobile Health App Among Informal Caregivers of Outpatients at Risk of Developing Pressure Ulcers: A Quasi-Experimental Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Nicosia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 74 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The present quasi-experimental study aims to compare the level of preventive behaviours amongst caregivers who will be instructed to operating one mHealth App or given a relevant instruction manual. To achieve this, a comparison between the behavior of caregivers before and after the intervention and a comparison between the two groups (intervention group with the control group) will be performed. Specifically, data within the two groups will be collected via an online questionnaire consisting of three parts: prior to the intervention (baseline), two (2) and four (4) months after the intervention. The self-administered questionnaire consists of fifty-two (52) questions and uses three valid and reliable scales with a part that was developed via a bibliography research and consultations from experienced specialists. The questionnaire scales have been translated from the English language to Greek.

Conditions

• Telemedicine
• Caregivers
• Pressure Ulcer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	mHealth App	In short, mHA contains three main functions for the user: a) a reminder for switching the patient position, b) training for preventive care habits and c) the possibility for patient evaluation in order to determine the need for the use of support surfaces.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2023-01-01
• Completion: 2023-01-01
• First posted: 2021-09-01
• Last updated: 2023-06-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Cyprus