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Introduction: Fatigue is a serious symptom that is seen in a significant portion of IBD patients and negatively affects the patient's quality of life. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of patient education on the management of fatigue, which is common in inflammatory bowel diseases. Material and methods: This study will be planned with nonrandomized control group, pretest-posttest design. It is planned that the sample group will consist of at least 84 patients, 42 of which are in the intervention group and 42 in the control group. The patients in the intervention group will be evaluated in terms of fatigue and factors that may affect it, and an individualized education program will be offered according to the needs of the patient.For the patients in the control group, only the scales used in data collection will be filled, and no education will be planned. One month after the first interviews, both groups will fill in the scales again.


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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of patient education on the management of fatigue, which is common in inflammatory bowel diseases.This study will be conducted in IBD outpatient clinic in Eskisehir Osmangazi University Hospital. This study will be planned with a nonrandomized control group, pretest-posttest design. Patients who meet the criteria will be assigned to the intervention or control group. It is planned that the sample group will consist of at least 84 patients, 42 of which are in the intervention group and 42 in the control group. The patients in the intervention group will be evaluated in terms of fatigue and factors that may affect it, and an individualized education program will be offered according to the needs of the patient. All patients will be assessed at baseline by use of following tools: Patient Information Form, Crohn's Disease Harvey-Bradshaw Activity Index (HBI), Simple Colitis Clinical Activity Index (SCCAI), Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Fatigue (IBD-F) Scale, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Quality of Life Assessment Questionnaire. Patients in the intervention group will be applied one-session individualized patient education by the researcher. The control group will be applied usual care. Two groups will be compared at baseline and at the 1st month after the intervention with the same scales ;


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NCT number NCT05515003
Study type Interventional
Source Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa
Contact FATMANUR INCE OZGENEL, RN, MSc
Phone 905074498685
Email fatmanur_ince@hotmail.com
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date June 1, 2020
Completion date October 30, 2022

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