Effect of Informing Family Members of Patients During Surgery
ConditionAnxiety
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorKaradeniz Technical University
About this trial
Psychological and physiological issues encountered by family members due to the intraoperative process are factors that complicate the support and care systems of the patient. It is stated that family members of patients undergoing surgery, especially those who do not have sufficient information about the surgical process, experience stress, anxiety, and concern. The need for nursing interventions aimed at providing information about the surgical process, reducing the anxiety levels of family members during the surgery, and supporting them is emphasized. In this context, the study aims to evaluate the effect of periodically informing family members of patients undergoing abdominal cancer surgery via phone during the surgery on their anxiety levels.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Being a first-degree relative who has given consent,
Being able to understand and speak Turkish,
Being literate,
Willing to participate in the study,
Disqualifiers
Having a hearing or speech impairment,
Having a psychiatric disorder or using psychiatric medication.
Inability to reach the participant when called during the surgery,
The patient's death during the surgery.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Information
Other interventionNurse-led family member information
Treatment groups
104 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Experimental GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control GroupNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Anxiety
The patient's anxiety level 2 hours after the start of the surgical procedure. Self reported anxiety intensity before surgical process that includes on the day of surgery. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory will be used to evaluate the anxiety. The higher the score is the more anxiety.
Time frame
During surgerySecondary outcomes
1
Satisfaction with Telephone Information Provided During Surgery
The satisfaction levels of family members in the experimental group with the information provided through telephone calls during the surgery will be assessed using the "Evaluation Form for Telephone Information During Surgery," developed by the researcher based on the literature and validated for content.
Time frame
Immediately after the surgery.Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov