The Effect of Psycoeducation Based on The Watson's Human Caring Model Provided To The Relatives Of Palliative Care Patients on Hopelessness, Death Anxiıety, And Burden of Care
The Effect of Psycoeducation Based on The Watson's Human Caring Model Provided To The Relatives Of Palliative Care Patients on Hopelessness, Death Anxiıety, And Burden of Care
This study was conducted to determine the effect of Watson Human Caring Model-based psychoeducation given to the relatives of patients receiving palliative care on hopelessness, death anxiety and the burden of care.
This randomized controlled study was conducted with the relatives of patients hospitalized in the palliative care clinic of a training and research hospital in Ankara,Turkey. A total of 66 patient relatives, 33 of whom were in the experimental group and 33 in the control group, were included in the study. In the study, quantitative data were collected using Descriptive Characteristics Form, Beck Hopelessness Scale, Templer Death Anxiety Scale and Caregiver Strain Index, while qualitative data were collected using Structured Interview Form-1 and Structured Interview Form-2. Quantitative data collection tools were applied to the relatives of the patients in the experimental and control groups after the randomization group assignment within the scope of the pre-test. Then, individual psychoeducation was given to the relatives of the patients in the experimental group for 45-60 minutes once a week for eight weeks. Qualitative data were collected in these psychoeducation sessions (sessions 2,3,5,7,8) and for this purpose, Structured Interview Form-1, Structured Interview Form-2, and audio recording were used.
Inclusion Criteria:
Ability to communicate in Turkish Ability to write in Turkish Being a primary relative of the patient The patient's relative has been in the clinic for at least one week in order to adapt to the caregiver role.
Does not have a visual, auditory or mental disability Only one relative of each patient participated in the study. Provide care by the patient's relatives for at least eight hours a day
Exclusion Criteria: