Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
1.Study setting: Male/ Female medical wards of National Hospital Sri Lanka, Colombo South Teaching Hospital and Base Hospital Homagama.
2.Randomization:
a) Method of randomization: Simple randomizati
Sponsors
Dr. A. A. T. D. Amarasekara (Grant holder)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Family caregivers of all patients who are admitted, diagnosed with stroke and treated in a medical ward of NHSL, CSTH, Base Hospital, Homagama. 2. Family caregivers who have rated their stroke survivor's ability to perform Activities of Daily Living in the Barthel index - Sinhala version below 60 out of 100. 3. Family caregivers who look after their stroke survivors at their home, once discharged.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Family caregivers who have cognitive impairments and vision or hearing impairments that would interfere with comprehension and expression will be excluded. 2. Caregivers/ bystanders other than the family caregiver staying with the patient during the hospital stay will be excluded. 3. Family caregivers who receive the assistance from a trained (paid/ non paid) caregivers at home will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of the family caregivers’ knowledge, attitudes and caregiving practices on Activities of Daily Living. Knowledge, attitudes and perceived skills will be assessed using the structured questionnaire.Actual skills of the family caregivers of the dependent stroke survivors will be assessed by using the developed observational checklist. [Primary outcomes will be assessed after one week of hospital discharge. ] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| None [] [] [ ] [ ] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactS. A. M. H. Kumara
Post Graduate Student
Outcome results
None listed