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The Effect of PEG Use Education on the Care Burden and Quality of Life of Patients' Relatives

The Effect of Discharge Education on PEG Use Given to Palliative Care Patients' Relatives on the Care Burden and Quality of Life of Patients' Relatives

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07078188
Enrollment
62
Registered
2025-07-22
Start date
2023-07-06
Completion date
2026-07-30
Last updated
2026-07-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Caregiver, Caregiver Burden of Caregivers, Palliative Care, PEG Training, Quality of Life of Caregivers

Keywords

Palliative care, Nutrition, PEG, Caregiver, caregiver burden, Quality of life, PEG training

Brief summary

The study was planned to evaluate the effects of discharge training on PEG use given to palliative care patients' relatives on the caregiver burden and quality of life of the relatives. The main questions that the study aims to answer are as follows: * How does PEG training given before discharge affect the knowledge level of caregivers on PEG use? * How does PEG training given before discharge affect the caregiver burden? * How does PEG training given before discharge affect the caregiver's caregiver stress? * How does PEG training given before discharge affect the quality of life of the caregivers? The researchers will compare the PEG training given before discharge with a control group that did not receive training in this regard in order to evaluate the effects of PEG training given before discharge on the caregiver burden, caregiver stress and quality of life of the caregivers. The study will use a general information form, the Caregiver Burden Scale, the Caregiver Stress Index Form, the SF 36 Quality of Life Scale, and the Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Nutrition Information Scale for Caregivers. Participants: * Face-to-face interviews will be conducted with caregivers at 0, 1, and 3 months. * The forms used in the study will be filled out at each interview. * The intervention group will be trained only at the first interview.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALPEG training

The caregivers will be given a general information form, the Caregiver Burden Scale, the Caregiver Stress Index Form, the SF 36 Quality of Life Scale, and the Caregiver Knowledge Scale for Nutrition with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube at each meeting (0, 1, and 3 months.). The intervention group will be trained on PEG use before discharge at the first interview.

OTHERControl

The caregivers will be given a general information form, the Caregiver Burden Scale, the Caregiver Stress Index Form, the SF 36 Quality of Life Scale, and the Caregiver Knowledge Scale for Nutrition with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube at each meeting (0.,1. ve 3. monts).

Sponsors

Uludag University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Intervention model description

Quasi-experimental

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* The caregiver must be over 18 years old * The caregiver must be willing and able to participate in the study * The caregiver must be primarily responsible for the patient's care * The patient they are caring for must be receiving palliative care * The patient they are caring for must be receiving PEG feeding * The patient they are caring for must be over 18 years old * The patient they are caring for must have been diagnosed with stroke at least six months ago * The caregiver must have a mini mental test score of 25 points or more * The Beck depression scale score must be under 17 points * The caregiver must have a score of over 16 points on the Readiness to Provide Care Scale

Exclusion criteria

* The caregiver is under the age of 18 * The caregiver is not willing and able to participate in the research * The caregiver has a physical disability or serious health problem that makes it difficult to provide care * The patient they are caring for is under the age of 18 * The patient they are caring for has been diagnosed with cancer, endocrine system or GI disease * The caregiver has a mini mental test score of less than 25 * The Beck depression scale score is 17 points or higher * The caregiver has scored 16 or lower on the Readiness to Provide Care Scale * The caregiver has communication problems * The caregiver has been diagnosed with depression or psychiatric disorder * The caregiver is receiving psychotherapy/psychological support * The caregiver is taking antidepressants and/or anxiolytics * The caregiver has sensory loss related to vision and hearing

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Caregiver burden level of caregivers0th month (1st day), 1st month and 3rd monthThe Caregiver Burden Scale: The scale is scored from 0 to 88. A higher score indicates a higher level of distress.
The quality of life level of the caregivers0th month (1st day), 1st month and 3rd monthShort Form 36- Quality of Life Scale: The scale is scored from 0 to 100. A high score indicates good health.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

CONTACTHicran Yıldız
hicran_yildiz@yahoo.com+90 2242942450
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORHicran Yıldız, Prof.Dr.

Bursa Uludag Unversity

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 21, 2026