Program Based on the Family-Centered Empowerment Model on Total Knee Prosthesis Patients and Their Caregivers

Summary

In this study, the family empowerment model program given to individuals who underwent Total Knee Prosthesis and their caregivers was examined on the individuals' physiological function level, self-efficacy, and post-discharge hospital readmission (during the follow-up period); It was aimed to determine the effect of caregivers on their care burden, caregiving competence, and ability to cope with stress. The population of the research will consist of patients who underwent FFP surgery at Selçuk University Hospital Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic between December 2023 and June 2024 and people who were cared for by the same family member for at least one month. The sample of the study will consist of patients and their caregivers who meet the inclusion criteria for the study. The sample of the study will consist of a total of 62 patients and their caregivers who were admitted to the clinic on the dates mentioned above and meet the inclusion criteria for the study. Study data will begin in the outpatient clinic and will be collected during the follow-up period until the 5th week after the patient is discharged. A training booklet created according to the Family-Centered Empowerment Model and a total of 9 sessions containing training and counseling will be applied to the intervention group of the study. Patients and families in the control group will be cared for according to the routine of the clinic and no intervention will be made. The data obtained will be analyzed using the IBM SPSS 25 (Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences - Undergraduate, Selçuk University) package program. Ethical principles will be observed at every stage of the study.

Conditions

• Caregiver

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

family-centered empowerment program

The intervention will be carried out face to face in the Orthopedics and Traumatology outpatient clinic, and some interviews will be held by phone. The first interview is on the day the patient will be approved in the anesthesia department, the second interview is when the patient is admitted to the ward, the third interview is after the surgery and the fourth interview is in the ward on the day of discharge, the fifth interview is by phone 1 week after discharge, the sixth interview is at the outpatient clinic when the patient comes for a check-up 2 weeks after discharge, and the seventh interview is at the time of discharge. The eighth interview will be held by phone in the 3rd week after discharge, and the eighth interview will be held in the outpatient clinic in the 4th week after discharge.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Selcuk University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Şerife Kurşun Kural, PhD · Alanya Keykubat University

• Fatma Taş Arslan, Professor · Selcuk University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-12-01

Primary Completion

2024-08-31

Completion

2024-10-31

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations