visceral diseases, diseases of the oesophagus and the thyroid gland, patients before/after transplantation of liver, kidney or pancreas
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Additionally to routine care: training of the patient with an information leaflet, development of a motivation system and implementation of a standardized reminder system for respiratory ther
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Included are patients on visceral-surgical wards 4 and 8 with an indication for respiratory therapy. Patients need to be physically and psychologically able to consent to study participation and conducting respiratory therapy. Patients have to be at least 18 years old. They need to read and understand German. They have to be inpatients for at least 7 days to achieve meaningful results regarding the Intervention.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Excluded are patients who do not fulfill one or more inclusion criteria. Patients with cognitive disabilities are excluded as well as patients who are not allowed to use a respiratory trainer out of medical reasons. Patients with respiratory diseases will only be excluded if they are not allowed to use the respiratory trainer. A special circumstance of ward 4 is the "Heidelberg interprofessional training ward (Heidelberger Interprofessionelle Ausbildungsstation HIPSTA)". It comprises 2 rooms with 6 patients who are cared for by advanced medical and nursing students within a teaching project. Since the care situation at this ward is different from standard care, patients on HIPSTA are excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean difference between T0 (pre-surgery) and T1 (7 days post-surgery) for participants in intervention and control group assessed with lung function diagnostic (vital capacity and inspiratory/exspiratory volume) controlled by T1 (post-surgery value) and duration of surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| frequency of post-surgery pneumonia in intervention and control group according to documentation within 7 days post-surgery. Development of respiratory volume depending on frequency of therapy in the intervention group as documented in respiratory diary. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKatja Krug
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Abt. Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung
Outcome results
None listed