Nursing home care educational intervention for family caregivers of older adults post stroke (SHARE): study protocol for a randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family caregivers of aged stroke survivors face challenging difficulties such as the lack of support and the knowledge and skills to practice home care. These aspects negatively influence the caregivers' burden and quality of life, the use of health services, and hospital readmissions of the stroke survivor. The aim of this research is to describe an educational intervention focused on family caregivers of stroke survivors for the development of home care in the south of Brazil.

Methods

A randomized clinical trial with 48 family caregivers of stroke survivors will be recruited and divided into two groups: 24 in the intervention group and 24 in the control group. The intervention will consist of the systematic follow-up by nurses who will perform three home visits

SUBMITTER: Day CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5807750 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature