Education and counseling of patients and caregivers, either face-to-face or using various communication technologies, are reported to have significant effects. Nurses are in a key position in the education and counseling of patients and their relatives for the prevention of pressure injury. Although the share of health technologies in the management of pressure injury is important, it is also important for nurses to use these technologies. Web-based education, which is a part of health technologies, is defined as an education and training program created by using the features of internet and computer technologies.
Being over 18 years of age
Being open to communication (Mini Mental Test Score >25 points),
Medium or high risk according to the Braden pressure injury assessment scale (score ≤14 according to the Braden pressure injury risk assessment scale)
Being at least a moderately dependent patient according to the Barthel Index (score ≤90 according to the Barthel Index) The caregiver;
Having cancer,
Having an active skin disease,
Blood glucose and blood pressure are not under control,
Use of medication that may be associated with pressure injury (corticosteroid, immunosuppressive, sedative medication, antineoplastic medication, norepinephrine) is an exclusion criterion from the study.
Parallel
Experimental group
Other interventionWeb-based training will be shared with patient relatives before the patient is discharged. A home visit will be made 2-3 days after the patient is discharged. Data collection forms will be collected by the researcher at each home visit. A total of four home visits and eight telephone follow-ups will be made within two months.
Findings regarding sociodemographic characteristics
Evaluation of data that may be related to pressure injuries for patients and caregivers. Data such as patient\'s age, height, weight, chronic diseases and data such as caregivers\' age, inclination, and caregiving duration will be evaluated as averages and percentages.
Evaluation of the results regarding the patient's level of dependency and independence
According to the total scores of the Barthell Life Activities Index; 0-20 points: "Fully dependent", 21-61 points: "Extremely dependent", 62-90 points: "Moderately dependent", 91-99 points: "Mildly dependent" and 100 points: "Fully independent"
Assessment of patient's pressure injury risk score
According to the braden pressure injury risk assessment scale: The total scale score is between 6 and 23. As the scores from the scale decrease, the risk of developing a pressure injury increases. Individuals with a scale score of 12 and below are considered to be at high risk for developing a pressure injury, those with a score of 13-14 are considered to be at medium risk, and those with a score of 15-16 are considered to be at low risk. According to the inclusion criteria for this study, patients must be assessed as high and medium risk according to the Braden pressure injury risk assessment scale.
Results regarding the caregiver's care burden
According to the zarit caregiver burden scale: If the resulting score is between 22-46 points, it is defined as 'light load', if it is between 47-55 points, it is defined as 'moderate load', and if it is between 56-110 points, it is defined as 'severe load'.
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