Caregiver Experiences With Tracheostomy

Caregiver Clinical Trial

Official title:

Experiences of patıent's prımary Caregivers With Tracheostomy Suctioning Before Discharge

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05739578
• Other study ID #: YSAlakan
• Status: Completed
• Start date: December 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: February 20, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: February 2023
• Source: Uludag University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aimed to determine the experiences of primary caregivers of patients with tracheostomies on tracheostomy suctioning procedure. This is a semi-structured qualitative study.

Description:

The study sample consisted of eleven (11) primary caregivers of patients with tracheostomies who were hospitalized in the otolaryngology clinic of a university hospital in a province located in the northwest of Turkey. This study was conducted using a semi-structured interview technique with the primary caregivers of the patients. Interviews were audio-recorded during the data collection procedure. The content of the audio recordings obtained during each interview was evaluated by the researchers using the content analysis method. The data were categorized, coded, and analyzed by creating themes and sub-themes. It was observed that the primary caregivers of the patients expressed fear, sadness, and anxiety during the suctioning procedure performed by healthcare professionals or themselves during their hospitalization. It was determined that caregivers need information on suctioning practice and insufficient knowledge on emergencies worries them as well.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 11
• Est. completion date: February 20, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: February 20, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a caregiver of patients with tracheostomy over the age of 18

• Volunteer.

• Being the primary caregiver of the patient,

• Ability to communicate verbally

• Normal psychological state.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being a caregiver of tracheostomy patients younger than 18 years of age

• Rejecting the voluntary event,

• Not being the primary caregiver of the patient,

• Inability to communicate verbally

• Having a psychological disorder

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Caregiver
• Caregiver Burden
• Tracheostomy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Bursa Uludag university	Bursa

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Uludag University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (5)

Amar-Dolan LG, Horn MH, O'Connell B, Parsons SK, Roussin CJ, Weinstock PH, Graham RJ. "This Is How Hard It Is". Family Experience of Hospital-to-Home Transition with a Tracheostomy. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Jul;17(7):860-868. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201910- — View Citation

Daraie S, Hasanvand S, Goudarzi F, Rassouli M. Gaining Experience Over Time: The Family Caregivers' Perception of Patients with a Tracheostomy in Home Care. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2021 Mar 5;26(2):137-143. doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_173_20. eCollection — View Citation

Kun SS, Davidson-Ward SL, Hulse LM, Keens TG. How much do primary care givers know about tracheostomy and home ventilator emergency care? Pediatr Pulmonol. 2010 Mar;45(3):270-4. doi: 10.1002/ppul.21169. — View Citation

Loerzel VW, Crosby WW, Reising E, Sole ML. Developing the Tracheostomy Care Anxiety Relief Through Education and Support (T-CARES) Program. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2014 Oct;18(5):522-7. doi: 10.1188/14.CJON.522-527. — View Citation

McCormick ME, Ward E, Roberson DW, Shah RK, Stachler RJ, Brenner MJ. Life after Tracheostomy: Patient and Family Perspectives on Teaching, Transitions, and Multidisciplinary Teams. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Dec;153(6):914-20. doi: 10.1177/019459981 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Experiences of patient's primary caregivers with tracheostomy suctioning before dischange	A data collection form included 12 questions related to the sociodemographic characteristics of patients and their primary caregivers. The semi-structured interview questions were as follows;1) How did you feel when the nurse/physician performed suctioning from the tube in your patient's throat for the first time? What did you think? 2) How did you feel when you heard that this process should be continued at home? What do you think? What was your reaction? 3)How did you feel when you performed tracheal suctioning for the first time? 4) What was your reaction when you first heard that suctioning will be your responsibility at home? 5)Are there any different topics/details you want to share related to tracheostomy suctioning before discharge?	Interviews with each caregiver whose patient's discharge was planned lasted an average of 33 minutes. Interviews with a total of 11 caregivers were completed in 3 months.