NCT07181629

Dysphagia Management for Caregivers of Stroke Patients

Effectiveness of a Dysphagia Management Education Program for Caregivers of Stroke Patients Receiving Home Care

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 84 (actual)
• Sponsor: Uludag University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dysphagia management training provided to caregivers of stroke patients receiving home care. The sample size was determined using power analysis (n=84). Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF), Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale, Short Form-36 (SF-36) Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Dysphagia Management Knowledge Form for Stroke Patients. Questionnaires were administered to both groups at baseline, the 1st month, and the 3rd month. The first application was administered to the intervention group before the education session.

Detailed description

The experimental randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dysphagia management training provided to caregivers of stroke patients receiving home care.The sample size was determined using power analysis (n=84). Patients who met the inclusion criteria were assigned to the experimental (n=42) and control (n=42) groups using a simple randomization technique. Data were collected using the the Personal Information Form, Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF), Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale, Short Form-36 (SF-36) Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Dysphagia Management Knowledge Form for Stroke Patients. Questionnaires were administered to both groups at baseline, the 1st month, and the 3rd month. The first application was administered to the intervention group before the education session.In data evaluation, percentages, means, independent t-tests, Pearson chi-square tests, Yates chi-square tests, repeated measures variance analysis (ANOVA), Pearson correlation tests, and Bonferroni tests were used.

Conditions

• Stroke ( 3 Months After Onset)
• Dysphagia
• Palliative Care
• Caregiver

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Control	The Personal Information Form, Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF), Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale, Short Form-36 (SF-36) Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Dysphagia Management Knowledge Form for Stroke Patients administered to caregivers of stroke patients at each interview (at 0, 1, and 3 months).
BEHAVIORAL	Dysphagia Management Education	The Personal Information Form, Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF), Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale, Short Form-36 (SF-36) Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Dysphagia Management Knowledge Form for Stroke Patients administered to caregivers of stroke patients at each interview (at 0, 1, and 3 months). The intervention group received dysphagia management training after the questionnaires were administered at the first meeting.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-12-15
• Primary completion: 2023-06-15
• Completion: 2023-06-15
• First posted: 2025-09-18
• Last updated: 2025-09-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)