The Effect of Home-based care Educational Program on the Severity of Delirium and Functional Status of the Elderly and the Burden of Care and Quality of Life of The informal Caregivers.

The Effect of Home-based care Educational Program on the Severity of Delirium and Functional Status of the Elderly Discharged from Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad and the Burden of Care and Quality of Life of The informal Caregivers.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190225042843N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-31

Start date

2023-01-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-02-07

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Conditions

delirium. Other problems related to care-provider dependency

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: After completing the questionnaires, the intervention group will receive the educational program for two months.The educational content in this study will be in the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 60 to 80 years for the patient (male and female) The elderly suffer from delirium (according to the 4AT screening test) One of the family members, as the main caregiver of the person, should take the main responsibility of taking care of the patient. The willingness of the elderly informal caregiver to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form The elderly caregiver should have at least reading and writing skills and have a smart mobile phone to communicate and receive educational messages. Be a resident of Mashhad city

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The elderly do not suffer from obesity, physical disabilities, and chronic diseases that usually prevent them from performing daily tasks, before being admitted to the hospital.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Performance in terms of activities of daily living. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention and after the completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire activities of daily living (ADL).;Performance in terms of instrumental activities of daily living. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention and after the completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of instrumental activities of daily life (IADL).;Caring load in caregivers based on the Zarit questionnaire. Timepoint: After the intervention. Method of measurement: Zarit questionnaire.;Quality of life based on SF-12 questionnaire. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention and after the completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Short Form Health Survey - 12 Item.;Severity of delirium. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention and after the completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire Delirium Rating Scale-revised-98 (DRS-R-98).	—

Measure

Time frame

Performance in terms of activities of daily living. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention and after the completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire activities of daily living (ADL).;Performance in terms of instrumental activities of daily living. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention and after the completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of instrumental activities of daily life (IADL).;Caring load in caregivers based on the Zarit questionnaire. Timepoint: After the intervention. Method of measurement: Zarit questionnaire.;Quality of life based on SF-12 questionnaire. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention and after the completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Short Form Health Survey - 12 Item.;Severity of delirium. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention and after the completion of the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire Delirium Rating Scale-revised-98 (DRS-R-98).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMasoud Karimi

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

karimeim@sums.ac.ir+98 71 3725 1001

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026