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Investigating the effect of home safety application on accident prevention in the elderly

Investigating the effect of using home safety training application by caregivers on accident prevention management in the elderly

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20210610051532N1
Enrollment
66
Registered
2021-09-07
Start date
2021-07-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-01

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Conditions

Prevention of accidents at home for the elderly.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The content of home safety application is prepared according to up-to-date and reliable sources and is divided into 7 parts of living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathro

Sponsors

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Spend the most time caring for the elderly Caring for an elderly person who is able to do their daily chores Existence of interest and motivation to participate in the project Having a mobile phone with Android operating system Ability to use mobile phones and educational applications that will be examined by the researcher in the first session Failure to attend similar training sessions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The elderly who live without caregiver and alone Elderly caregivers who do not have a mobile phone with Android operating system Elderly people living in nursing homes Care for the elderly with debilitating diseases such as stroke or plague

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Changing the risk factors at home that prevent accidents. Timepoint: Before the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Home safety self assessment tool.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahdieh Dehnavi

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

DehnaviM982@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3501 0820

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026