NCT07201454

The Effect of Rehabilitative Nursing Care Practices on Frail Patients Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty and Their Caregivers

Holistic Evaluation of the Effects of Rehabilitative Nursing Care Practices on Frail Patients Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty and Their Caregivers

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ataturk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was designed to holistically examine the effects of curative nursing care practices based on human caring theory on frail patients and their caregivers undergoing knee arthroplasty.

Detailed description

Objective: This study was designed to thoroughly examine the effects of rehabilitative care practices based on the Human Caring Theory on the feeling of entrapment and caregiver burden of frail patients undergoing knee arthroplasty, as well as their impact on patient satisfaction. Method: This study will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study with 50 frail patients and their caregivers who underwent knee arthroplasty surgery at the orthopedic ward of Erzincan Mengücek Gazi Training and Research Hospital between October 2025 and June 2026. Patients and caregivers will be assigned to experimental (25) and control (25) groups using a simple randomization method. A mixed design, randomized controlled experimental, and phenomenological study is planned to determine the effects of this study on the feeling of entrapment and caregiver burden of caregivers and on patient satisfaction. Data collection: The Descriptive Characteristics Form will be applied to the patients' primary caregivers and their relatives. Then, the Feelings of Entrapment Scale, the Zarit Burden of Care Scale, the Caregiver Satisfaction Assessment Index (CASI-TR) and the Patient Satisfaction Assessment Form According to Watson Recovery Processes will be applied to the patients. Then, after the recovery care procedures are completed, on the 4th postoperative day, the Feelings of Entrapment Scale, the Zarit Burden of Care Scale, the Caregiver Satisfaction Assessment Index (CASI-TR) and the Patient Satisfaction Assessment Form According to Watson Recovery Processes will be applied to the patients. Then, the questions in the semi-structured interview form will be asked and their answers will be transferred as is, without any comments. They will also be audio-recorded to prevent data loss and to ensure that the responses can be listened to again by the researcher later. The Feelings of Entrapment Scale, the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale, and the Caregiver Satisfaction Assessment Index (CASI-TR) will be administered to the primary caregivers and patients in the control group on Day 4. The Patient Satisfaction Assessment Form will be administered to the patients based on Watson Improvement Processes. Original Value: No studies have been found in the literature that evaluate the theoretical basis of caregiver care for frail patients undergoing knee arthroplasty surgery, their satisfaction with caregiving, the impact of feeling entrapment, or patient satisfaction. In this respect, the project has unique value and will contribute scientifically to national and international literature. If successful, it is expected to introduce holistic nursing care practices to the field regarding the care of frail patients undergoing knee arthroplasty surgery, which presents significant challenges for caregivers. In this respect, the project has unique value. Expected Outcome: If the project is successful, it will reduce anxiety and caregiver burden in patients' relatives and increase patient-family interaction, contributing to improved patient care and economic efficiency.

Conditions

• Knee Arthroplasty

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	nursing care	The first stage is the collection of quantitative data. Only quantitative data were collected from patients and caregivers in the experimental and control groups before the implementation of curative care practices based on human caring theory. The second stage includes curative care practices within the scope of the study for the experimental group. Patients and their relatives in the control group will receive routine care services provided at the clinics where the study was conducted, but no interventions will be implemented by the researchers. The third stage is the stage where patient satisfaction, caregiver burden, feelings of entrapment, and satisfaction with caregiving are assessed after the curative care practices. This stage is the final test of quantitative data and the collection of qualitative data. The fourth stage is the evaluation stage. In the final stage, data obtained from all stages will be compared, evaluated, and interpreted.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-01
• Primary completion: 2026-06-30
• Completion: 2026-12-30
• First posted: 2025-10-01
• Last updated: 2025-10-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)