Disease Self Management
Conditions
Brief summary
Self-management of chronic diseases requires the ability to manage the symptoms, treatment, and lifestyle changes inherent in living with achronic disease. Rational drug use by older adults is of particular importance. Mobile applications are being developed to facilitate thecompliance of older adults with chronic diseases with medication treatment and to increase their disease self-management skills. The researchwas planned to strengthen participation in social life through rational drug use and disease self-care management in older adults with chronicdiseases. The research will be conducted in a parallel group randomized controlled manner. In the research, a mobile application will bedeveloped for the use of older adults. Older adults will be asked to use the mobile application for at least 6 months, and the scales will be re-administered face to face or online in the 3rd and 6th months of the intervention.
Interventions
OTHERmobile application
The mobile application prepared for rational drug use andchronic disease self-management, suitable for use by olderadults, will be required to be used for 6 months.
Sponsors
Sultan Ayaz Alkaya
Health Institutes of Turkey
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to 79 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being in the 60-79 age group, * Having a chronic disease that requires constant monitoring and treatment * Using at least one medication for your disease regularly * Having smart phone usage skills
Exclusion criteria
* Having vision and hearing problems * Being 80 or older * Having a neuro-psychiatric disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Participation in social life (Social Inclusion Scale) | Baseline | It was developed in 2009 by Secker et al. to measure an individual's relationship with other people. A validity and reliability study of theTurkish version of the scale was conducted. 4 items were removed from the original 22-item scale and the final version consisted of 18items. The lowest and highest that can be taken from the scale are 18 and 72. A higher score from the scale indicates more socialization. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSultan Ayaz Alkaya, PhD
Gazi University
Outcome results
None listed