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Purpose of the Research: This study will be conducted to determine the effect of the education given to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to home health services on their knowledge and attitudes towards Alzheimer's disease. Hypotheses of the Research H01: The education given to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to home health services does not affect the caregivers' level of knowledge about Alzheimer's disease. H11: The education given to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to home health services increases the caregivers' level of knowledge about Alzheimer's disease. H02: The education given to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to home health services does not affect the caregivers' attitudes towards Alzheimer's disease. H12: The education given to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to home health services positively affects the caregivers' attitudes towards Alzheimer's disease.


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-The number of elderly population is increasing in the world and in Turkey. Dementia increases with age. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. As the Alzheimer's disease stage progresses, patients' dependency level in daily living activities increases and they need care support. Alzheimer's patients are usually cared for at home by family members. Caregivers may experience many difficulties in the home environment due to lack of knowledge in disease management. This study will be conducted to determine the effect of the education given to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to home health services on their knowledge and attitudes towards Alzheimer's disease. The research was planned as a single-blind randomized controlled experimental study. The research will be conducted on caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to Giresun Province Bulancak State Hospital Home Health Services between 20 December 2023 and 20 December 2024. The population of the research will be the caregivers of Alzheimer's patients registered to Giresun Province Bulancak State Hospital Home Health Services. The sample of the research will be the caregivers of 60 patients who meet the research criteria and agree to participate in the research. The data of the study will be collected with the "Patient and Caregiver Introduction Form", "Alzheimer's Disease Information Scale" and "Dementia Attitude Scale". Necessary institutional permissions and ethics committee approval will be obtained for the research. In the research, caregivers in the experimental group will be trained about Alzheimer's disease in 2 sessions, 15 days apart, in the training hall of the hospital. No intervention will be applied to caregivers in the control group during the research. Necessary institutional permission and ethics committee approval will be obtained for the research. The analysis of the data will be done in a computer environment by an expert statistician. ;


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NCT number NCT06182930
Study type Interventional
Source T.C. ORDU ÜNIVERSITESI
Contact Hacer GÖK UGUR, Asoss.Prof.
Phone 04522265200
Email hacer32@gmail.com
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date January 1, 2024
Completion date August 30, 2024

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