A Home Visit Program and Perceived Care Burden

July 4, 2024 updated by: Sultan Ayaz Alkaya, Gazi University

The Effect of a Home Visit Program for Caregivers of Asthmatic Patients on Perceived Care Burden

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

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

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 64 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: A home visit program
A home visit program including five visits over three months were performed.
Other: A home visit program
A home visit program including education and counseling was applied. A total of five home visits over three months were performed.
Other Names:
  • standard education
No Intervention: Control
No other intervention was applied to the control group other than the standard education given in the outpatient clinic

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale
Time Frame: Baseline
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.
Baseline
Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale
Time Frame: Change from Baseline Perceived Care Burden Scores at 1 month
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.
Change from Baseline Perceived Care Burden Scores at 1 month
Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale
Time Frame: Change from 1 month Perceived Care Burden Scores at 3rd months
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.
Change from 1 month Perceived Care Burden Scores at 3rd months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Gazi University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 29, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 3, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

August 11, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 8, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 4, 2024

Last Verified

August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 77082166-604.01.0

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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