The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of nurse- led program on psychosocial problems and quality of life in stroke patients. This randomized controlled trial will be conducted in Stroke Center in Istinye University Liv Hospital-Bahcesehir. Eligible participants will be randomly allocated to either the control group (receiving usual care/ routine follow-up group) or the intervention group (receiving nurse-led psychosocial program). A nurse- led program will be implemented for the management of psychosocial problems following a comprehensive evaluation. Then, the effect of this program on psychosocial problems and quality of life will be evaluated in the 1st and 3rd months after discharge.
The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of nurse- led program on psychosocial problems and quality of life in stroke patients. This randomized controlled trial will be conducted in Stroke Center in Istinye University Liv Hospital- Bahcesehir. Patients who meet the criteria will be randomized into the intervention group or control group. All patients will be assessed at discharge by use of following tools: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), modified Rankin Scale, Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). A nurse coordinated multidisciplinary program aiming to improve psychosocial problems has been developed and will be applied to the patients in the experimental group. This nurse-led program will start at discharge and continue for three months. The control group will be applied usual care. Two groups will be compared at baseline and at the 3rd month after discharge in terms of psychosocial variables and quality of life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
70
A nurse coordinated multidisciplinary program aiming to improve psychosocial problems has been developed and will be applied to the patients in the experimental group. This nurse-led program will start at discharge and continue for three months.
Stroke Center in Istinye University Liv Hospital-Bahcesehir
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGChange in Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test scores
Cognitive function will be evaluated by Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test.
Time frame: At the baseline, 1st and 3rd month after discharge
Change in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores
Anxiety and depression will be evaluated by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
Time frame: At the baseline, 1st and 3rd month after discharge
Change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores
Sleep quality will be evaluated by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
Time frame: At the baseline, 1st and 3rd month after discharge
Change in Fatigue Severity Scale scores
Fatigue will be evaluated by Fatigue Severity Scale.
Time frame: At the 1st and 3rd month after discharge
Change in Reintegration to Normal Living Index scores
Adaptation to life will be evaluated by Reintegration to Normal Living Index.
Time frame: At the 1st and 3rd month after discharge
Change in Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale scores
Quality of life will be evaluated by Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale.
Time frame: At the 1st and 3rd month after discharge
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