Clinical trial NCT05739578: Caregiver Experiences With Tracheostomy
Official title: Experiences of patıent's prımary Caregivers With Tracheostomy Suctioning Before Discharge
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Tracheostomy
Care Giving Burden
Caregiver
Keywords: Tracheostomy
Suctioning
Caregiver
Lead sponsor: Uludag University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-02-22
Enrollment: 11
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: FAMILY_BASED
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Eleven primary caregivers of patients who volunteered to participate in the study were included.

Brief summary: This study aimed to determine the experiences of primary caregivers of patients with tracheostomies on tracheostomy suctioning procedure. This is a semi-structured qualitative study.

Detailed description: The study sample consisted of eleven (11) primary caregivers of patients with tracheostomies who were hospitalized in the otolaryngology clinic of a university hospital in a province located in the northwest of Turkey. This study was conducted using a semi-structured interview technique with the primary caregivers of the patients. Interviews were audio-recorded during the data collection procedure. The content of the audio recordings obtained during each interview was evaluated by the researchers using the content analysis method. The data were categorized, coded, and analyzed by creating themes and sub-themes. It was observed that the primary caregivers of the patients expressed fear, sadness, and anxiety during the suctioning procedure performed by healthcare professionals or themselves during their hospitalization. It was determined that caregivers need information on suctioning practice and insufficient knowledge on emergencies worries them as well.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being a caregiver of patients with tracheostomy over the age of 18
* Volunteer.
* Being the primary caregiver of the patient,
* Ability to communicate verbally
* Normal psychological state.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Being a caregiver of tracheostomy patients younger than 18 years of age
* Rejecting the voluntary event,
* Not being the primary caregiver of the patient,
* Inability to communicate verbally
* Having a psychological disorder

Primary outcomes:
measure: Experiences of patient's primary caregivers with tracheostomy suctioning before dıschange
timeFrame: Interviews with each caregiver whose patient's discharge was planned lasted an average of 33 minutes. Interviews with a total of 11 caregivers were completed in 3 months.
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bursa
country: Turkey
facility: Bursa Uludag university
Study officials:
affiliation: Uudag Universty
name: Yeliz ŞAPULU ALAKAN
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
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