NCT05000606 - A Home Visit Program and Perceived Care Burden | Crick

Overview

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a home visit program provided to the caregivers of asthmatic patients on the perceived care burden. A randomized controlled trial was used. The sample consisted of 30 participants in the intervention group and 30 participants in the control group. A home visit program including education and counseling was applied to participants in the intervention group.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a home visit program provided to the caregivers of asthmatic patients on the perceived care burden. A randomized controlled trial was used. The sample consisted of 30 participants in the intervention group and 30 participants in the control group. A home visit program including education and counseling was applied to participants in the intervention group. A total of five home visits over three months were performed. Data were collected by a personal information form, and the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale (ZCBS).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

60

Conditions

Burden

Interventions

A home visit programOTHER

A home visit program including education and counseling was applied. A total of five home visits over three months were performed.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 64 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * giving care to a patient who was poorly controlled or uncontrolled asthma * giving care to a patient who used an inhaler * age 18 or over * volunteering to participate to the study Exclusion Criteria: * having a disease with a neuro-psychiatric diagnosis * having vision and hearing problems

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale

The scale consists of 18 questions. The minimum test score is 0 and the maximum score is 72. Care burden increases as the score from the scale increases.

Time frame: Baseline

Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale

The scale consists of 18 questions. The minimum test score is 0 and the maximum score is 72. Care burden increases as the score from the scale increases.

Time frame: Change from Baseline Perceived Care Burden Scores at 1 month

Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale

The scale consists of 18 questions. The minimum test score is 0 and the maximum score is 72. Care burden increases as the score from the scale increases.

Time frame: Change from 1 month Perceived Care Burden Scores at 3rd months