Constipation, Nursing Caries
Conditions
Keywords
the elderly, constipation, comfort, reminiscence therapy
Brief summary
The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on Constipation Applied to Elderly Individuals Staying in a Nursing Home in Giresun Province
Detailed description
Research; This study will be conducted to determine the effect of reminiscence therapy, given once or twice a week to elderly people living in nursing homes, on constipation by reducing stress levels. It is thought that the results obtained will provide evidence for reducing constipation, which significantly limits life. Patients who complain of constipation at the Nursing Home Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Center, who voluntarily agree to participate in the research and who meet the sample selection criteria will be included in the study. Patient information will be collected and the research pre-test, post-test and application will be carried out face to face.
Interventions
OTHERreminiscence therapy
Reminiscence Therapy is a supportive care model that has been used in recent years and increases life comfort.
Sponsors
Kafkas University
Giresun Huzurevi Yaşlı Bakım ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
In the study, blinding will be performed only in the assignment-randomisation to groups and statistical analysis of the results.
Intervention model description
Block randomisation will be used to ensure that the number of patients in each group is balanced. Patients will be divided into two groups, each group consisting of at least 38 people, by a statistician who is not involved in the study, using a table of random numbers.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
for the study: * Those aged 65 and over, * Able to answer all questions and be communicative, * Scoring 24 or above from the Mini Mental test, * Agreeing to participate in the research, * Diagnosed with constipation by the institution physician and meeting the Rome III Constipation Diagnostic Criteria, * There is no deterioration in skin integrity or infection in the abdominal area, * No diarrhea, * Individuals without a history of abdominal surgery will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Psychiatric drug users, * Those who score below 24 on the Mini Mental Test, * Those who do not meet the Rome III Diagnostic Criteria for Constipation, * Those with impaired skin integrity or infection in the abdominal area, * People with diarrhoea, * History of abdominal surgery Those who refused to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constipation Severity Scale (CSS) General Comfort | Constipation levels will be measured at the begining of the study (pre-test) and end of the intervention of the 5 weeks (post test) | It was developed by Varma et al. in 2008. It is a scale for determining the frequency, intensity and difficulty/difficulty during defecation. |
| Defecation Monitoring Form in a Standard Diary (DMFSD) | Constipation status will be monitored at the beginning of the study and daily for 5 weeks | In the form developed by Pamuk et al. (2003) there is a 7-day follow-up schedule consisting of 5 items, including the number of defecation, the amount of stool, the stool consistency, the feeling of buckling during defecation and the feeling of not fully emptying after defecation. For each symptom of constipation, all scores collected during the pre-treatment (7 days), sequence of application (21 days) and post-treatment (7 days) days were calculated by dividing the number of defecations performed within the same days. |
| General Comfort Questionnaire | Comfort levels will be measured at the begining of the study (pre-test) and end of the intervention of the 5 weeks (post test) | It was developed by Kolcaba in 1992. A validity and reliability study was conducted by Kuğuoğlu and Karabacak in 2004. The General Comfort Scale is used to determine the comfort needs and to evaluate the state of achieving the result of increasing the expected comfort with the nursing interventions that constitute comfort, which includes three levels (relief, relaxation and superiority) and four dimensions (physical, psychospiritual, sociocultural and environmental) that constitute the theoretical factors of comfort. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed