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Self-Care Management in Older Adults

NCT06502574 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2026-04-08

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Summary

Self-management of chronic diseases requires the ability to manage the symptoms, treatment, and lifestyle changes inherent in living with achronic disease. Rational drug use by older adults is of particular importance. Mobile applications are being developed to facilitate thecompliance of older adults with chronic diseases with medication treatment and to increase their disease self-management skills. The researchwas planned to strengthen participation in social life through rational drug use and disease self-care management in older adults with chronicdiseases. The research will be conducted in a parallel group randomized controlled manner. In the research, a mobile application will bedeveloped for the use of older adults. Older adults will be asked to use the mobile application for at least 6 months, and the scales will be re-administered face to face or online in the 3rd and 6th months of the intervention.

Conditions

  • Disease Self Management

Interventions

OTHER

mobile application

The mobile application prepared for rational drug use andchronic disease self-management, suitable for use by olderadults, will be required to be used for 6 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Health Institutes of Turkey

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Sultan Ayaz Alkaya

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sultan Ayaz Alkaya, PhD · Gazi University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
79 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-20
Primary Completion
2025-12-25
Completion
2026-03-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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