The Effect of the Education for Brain Tumor Patients and Their Caregivers on the Quality of Life and Care Burden
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study was designed to evaluate the impact of education programs for patients with primary brain tumors and their caregivers on quality of life and the burden of care experienced by caregivers.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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⁃ For Patients
• Aged \>18 years
• Undergoing primary brain tumor surgery for the first time
• Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15
• Able to assess and express symptoms
• Literate in Turkish
• No psychiatric history
• Not using psychiatric medication
• Willing to participate and provide consent
⁃ For Caregivers
• Aged \>18 years
• Primary caregiver providing care for at least 3 months
• Open to communication and cooperation
• No psychiatric history
• Not using psychiatric medication
• Willing to participate and provide consent
Locations
Other Locations
Turkey
Istanbul Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital
RECRUITING
Istanbul
Contact Information
Primary
Merve Nur Demiryürek, MSc Student
mervenurdemir16@gmail.com
+90 534 065 73 48
Backup
Aylin Özakgül, Mrs.
aylin.ozakgul@iuc.edu.tr
+90 532 065 51 70
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-03-25
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 72
Treatments
Experimental: Experimental: Intervention Group
Patients and caregivers in the experimental group will receive preoperative education structured according to the Nursing Life Model, which was developed based on the literature.The Roper-Logan-Tierney Nursing Model of Living is one of the most widely utilized frameworks in nursing practice. The primary aim of the model is to guide nurses in providing care through the assessment of an individual's activities of living.
No_intervention: No Intervention: Control Group
Patients and caregivers in this group will not receive any education other than the routine discharge training routinely provided in the clinic.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa