Effects of Nursing Care Provided to Relatives of Palliative Care Patients on Caregivers' Spiritual Well-being and Hope

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of this study is to determine the effects of nursing care provided based on the Watson's Theory of Human Caring to the relatives of palliative care patients on caregivers' spiritual well-being and hope. This research was conducted with 60 patient relatives (intervention group: 30, control group: 30) taking care of their patient in palliative care unit.

Detailed Description
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Every year, millions of patients as well as millions of patients are primarily involved in the palliative care process. It is emphasized that from the very start of palliative care process until grievance stage, patient relatives require a myriad of physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs. It has been widely reported that among relatives of palliative care patients, there is a high incidence of mental distress, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, fear and despair. The maintain of hope and spiritual well-being are important in dealing with this difficult process. Accordingly, nursing care is important, which supports the hope and spiritual well-being of patients' relatives. Nursing care that supports hope and focuses on spiritual dimensions is important in Watson's Human Care Theory.

Official Title
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Effects of Nursing Care Provided to the Relatives of Palliative Care Patients on Caregivers' Spiritual Well-being and Hope: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Hope, Spirituality, Palliative Care

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Nursing care based on the Theory of Human Caring


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: aged 18 and above willingness and motivation to participate in research literacy being the primary caregiver lack of mental or verbal deficiency to respond the questions Exclusion Criteria: aged 18 below unwilling to participate in research illiterate non-primary caregiver mental or communicative disabilities

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: In this study, there are two groups as intervention group and control group. Investigator, administered not any application to control group. Nursing care which based on the Theory of Human Caring was given to intervention group for 4 weeks.
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: Control group<br>Routine nursing care | |
| Experimental: Intervention group<br>Nursing care based on the Theory of Human Caring | Other: Nursing care based on the Theory of Human Caring<br>* Planned nursing care based on 10 caritas processes of Theory of Human Caring.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hopeless level of patient relatives | Data were collected via Beck Hopelessness Scale. Maximum score to obtain from the scale varies in between 0-20. Higher scores obtained indicate that there is a high level of hopelessness in an individual. | 1. week | 
| Spiritual well-being level of patient relatives | Data were collected via Spiritual Well-Being Scale. Maximum score to obtain from the scale varies between 29-145. Higher score indicates stronger spiritual well-being. | 1. week | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hopeless level of patient relatives (Change in level of hopeless after 4 weeks) | Data were collected via Beck Hopelessness Scale. Maximum score to obtain from the scale varies in between 0-20. Higher scores obtained indicate that there is a high level of hopelessness in an individual. | 4 weeks | 
| Spiritual well-being level of patient relatives (Change in level of spiritual well-being after 4 weeks) | Data were collected via Spiritual Well-Being Scale. Maximum score to obtain from the scale varies between 29-145. Higher score indicates stronger spiritual well-being. | 4 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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family members, hope, nursing care, palliative care, spirituality, relatives