The study will be conducted to determine the difference on functional status, self-efficacy, and quality of life between groups with and without telephone counseling and training on disease management for participants.
When the literature is examined, in patients with osteoarthritis who receive face-to-face training and intermittent telephone counseling; It is observed that the level of self-efficacy, compliance with the disease and quality of life have increased. It is stated that face-to-face training and telephone counseling services provided to participants on disease management will increase the effectiveness of education and as a result; It is thought that participants may have positive outcomes such as expressing their problems more easily, feeling safer by communicating frequently, and developing methods of coping with nurse-patient cooperation. When the studies conducted in our country are examined, while there are studies examining the effect of non-pharmacological interventions such as acupressor, hot-cold application, exercise training, mud pack treatment in patients with osteoarthritis; No study was found in the elderly patient group in which education and telephone counseling were conducted. The results of the research are thought to be beneficial in managing the disease in addition to in addition to pharmacological treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
52
Online education total of 6 times for 6 weeks. Phone Counseling Service total of 6 times for 6 weeks
Akademi Hastanesi
Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)
Konya Meram Akademi Hastanesi
Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)
Change from baseline in functional status at 6 weeks and 12. weeks.
After the training and counseling, the functional status scores of the patients are checked. The Western 45 Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scale has undergone several revisions. WOMAC; It consists of three subgroups: pain during various positions and movements, severity of joint stiffness, and difficulty in performing daily life activities. A total of 24 questions (pain 5, joint stiffness 2, physical function 17) and 5-point likert. In the evaluation, the questions are scored between 0 and 4 according to the Likert scale. The first option "no pain" is calculated as 0 points, the last option "very severe pain" is calculated as 4 points. Maximum scores of subgroups; 20 for pain, 8 for joint stiffness and 68 for physical function. The total score for each subgroup is the sum of the scores given to each item. As the scores get higher, symptoms worsen, restriction increases, and general health deteriorates.
Time frame: [Baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks]
Change from baseline in self-efficacy at 6 weeks and 12. weeks.
After the interventions, the patient's self-efficacy scores are checked. Self-Efficacy Scale in Arthritis; It consists of 20 expressions evaluated on a visual scale with 10 digits, whose starting point is "I'm not sure = 1" and the other end is "I'm very sure = 10". It has four sub-dimensions: self-efficacy pain, self-efficacy hand and arm functions, self-efficacy foot leg functions and self-efficacy other symptoms. The first five statements are included in the self-efficacy pain sub-dimension and determine the level of pain coping in arthritis patients. The next nine statements are named self-efficacy hand-arm functions and self-efficacy foot leg functions, and are the two sub-dimensions of self-efficacy functions in the original. The minimum score of the scale is 20 and the maximum score is 200, and the higher the score is the indicator of the higher self-efficacy level.
Time frame: [Baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks]
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