Clinical trial NCT06788392: Nursing Homes on Constipation and General Comfort
Official title: The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy Applied to Elderly Individuals Staying in Nursing Homes on Constipation and General Comfort
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Constipation
Nursing Caries
Keywords: the elderly
constipation
comfort
reminiscence therapy
Lead sponsor: Giresun Huzurevi Yaşlı Bakım ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
Collaborators: name: Kafkas University
First posted: 2025-01-23
Enrollment: 70
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Block randomisation will be used to ensure that the number of patients in each group is balanced. Patients will be divided into two groups, each group consisting of at least 38 people, by a statistician who is not involved in the study, using a table of random numbers.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on Constipation Applied to Elderly Individuals Staying in a Nursing Home in Giresun Province

Detailed description: Research; This study will be conducted to determine the effect of reminiscence therapy, given once or twice a week to elderly people living in nursing homes, on constipation by reducing stress levels. It is thought that the results obtained will provide evidence for reducing constipation, which significantly limits life. Patients who complain of constipation at the Nursing Home Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Center, who voluntarily agree to participate in the research and who meet the sample selection criteria will be included in the study. Patient information will be collected and the research pre-test, post-test and application will be carried out face to face.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria for the study:

* Those aged 65 and over,
* Able to answer all questions and be communicative,
* Scoring 24 or above from the Mini Mental test,
* Agreeing to participate in the research,
* Diagnosed with constipation by the institution physician and meeting the Rome III Constipation Diagnostic Criteria,
* There is no deterioration in skin integrity or infection in the abdominal area,
* No diarrhea,
* Individuals without a history of abdominal surgery will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Psychiatric drug users,
* Those who score below 24 on the Mini Mental Test,
* Those who do not meet the Rome III Diagnostic Criteria for Constipation,
* Those with impaired skin integrity or infection in the abdominal area,
* People with diarrhoea,
* History of abdominal surgery Those who refused to participate in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Constipation Severity Scale (CSS) General Comfort
timeFrame: Constipation levels will be measured at the begining of the study (pre-test) and end of the intervention of the 5 weeks (post test)
measure: Defecation Monitoring Form in a Standard Diary (DMFSD)
timeFrame: Constipation status will be monitored at the beginning of the study and daily for 5 weeks
measure: General Comfort Questionnaire
timeFrame: Comfort levels will be measured at the begining of the study (pre-test) and end of the intervention of the 5 weeks (post test)
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Gi̇resun
country: Turkey
facility: Giresun Huzurevi Yaşli Bakim Ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi
state: Merkez
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