The Effect of Post-discharge educatıon provıded vıa Tele-nursıng to Elderly patıents

The Effect of Post-discharge Education Provided Via Tele-nursing to Elderly Patients Who Had Surgery Due to Hip Fracture, on the Quality of Life and Functional Independence Levels of the Patients

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of post-discharge training given via tele-nursing to elderly patients operated for hip fracture on the quality of life and functional independence levels of the patients.

Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled, pretest-posttest, single-center experimental study was conducted in a hospital between August 2022 and April 2023, with 30 patients in the intervention group and 30 patients in the control group. Nursing intervention was administered to the intervention group by three educational online video calls (1st, 2nd and 3rd weeks after discharge), three educational voice phone calls (4th, 5th and 6th weeks after discharge) and It consists of a training booklet with educational content. No intervention was applied to the control group. Research data; It was collected using the Patient Introduction Form, SF-36, FIM. Informed consent was obtained from the patients and caregivers with the permission of the ethics committee and the institution. Data analysis was done using Chi-Square, Independent T-Test and Dependent T-Test.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being 65 years or older
• Being hospitalized and operated on with a diagnosis of hip fracture as a result of a simple fall/falling from one's own level/osteoporotic fracture
• Being literate
• Not having a visual/hearing disability that would hinder communication.
• Not having a Mental Disorder (According to the statements of the patients)
• Having a primary caregiver aged 18 and over who will cooperate throughout the research,
• Having any of the available technical equipment that allows online calls (Phone, tablet, computer, etc.).

Exclusion Criteria:

• • Having previously broken a hip and been operated on

  • Being bedridden or using walking aids before the current fracture