Self-Care Management in Older Adults

April 2, 2026 updated by: Sultan Ayaz Alkaya

Strengthening Participation in Social Life Through Rational Drug Use and Disease Self-Care Management inOlder Adults

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

70

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey (Türkiye)
    • Çankaya
      • Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey (Türkiye), 06490
        • Gazi University

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being in the 60-79 age group,
  • Having a chronic disease that requires constant monitoring and treatment
  • Using at least one medication for your disease regularly
  • Having smart phone usage skills

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having vision and hearing problems
  • Being 80 or older
  • Having a neuro-psychiatric disease

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
No Intervention: Control
No intervention has been made.
Experimental: mobile application
Older adults will be asked to use the mobile application for atleast 6 months, and the scales will be re-administered face toface or online in the 3rd and 6th months of the intervention.
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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Participation in social life (Social Inclusion Scale)
Time Frame: Baseline
It was developed in 2009 by Secker et al. to measure an individual's relationship with other people. A validity and reliability study of theTurkish version of the scale was conducted. 4 items were removed from the original 22-item scale and the final version consisted of 18items. The lowest and highest that can be taken from the scale are 18 and 72. A higher score from the scale indicates more socialization.
Baseline
Participation in social life (Social Inclusion Scale)
Time Frame: within first week]
It was developed in 2009 by Secker et al. to measure an individual's relationship with other people. A validity and reliability study of theTurkish version of the scale was conducted. 4 items were removed from the original 22-item scale and the final version consisted of 18items. The lowest and highest that can be taken from the scale are 18 and 72. A higher score from the scale indicates more socialization.
within first week]
Participation in social life (Social Inclusion Scale)
Time Frame: twelfth week]
It was developed in 2009 by Secker et al. to measure an individual's relationship with other people. A validity and reliability study of theTurkish version of the scale was conducted. 4 items were removed from the original 22-item scale and the final version consisted of 18items. The lowest and highest that can be taken from the scale are 18 and 72. A higher score from the scale indicates more socialization.
twelfth week]

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Sultan Ayaz Alkaya

Collaborators

Health Institutes of Turkey

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sultan Ayaz Alkaya, PhD, 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)

July 20, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 25, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

March 30, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 9, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 9, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

July 16, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 8, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 2, 2026

Last Verified

July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2024-341

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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