Genel Tıp Dergisi - 2025;35(5):838-853
THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF FAMILY-CENTERED EMPOWERMENT MODEL ON PAIN, PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONALITY, STRESS COPING, AND CARE BURDEN IN FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. THIS STUDY WAS A PARALLEL GROUP, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTAL STUDY. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF A TOTAL OF 110 PARTICIPANTS, WITH 55 IN THE INTERVENTION GROUP AND 55 IN THE CONTROL GROUP. DATA WERE COLLECTED USING A PATIENT IDENTIFICATION FORM, NUMERICAL PAIN SCALE, BARTEL INDEX, COPING WITH STRESS SCALE, AND ZARIT CARE BURDEN SCALE. THE FAMILY-CENTERED EMPOWERMENT MODEL APPLICATION PROTOCOL CONSISTED OF 5 STEPS: (1) INTRODUCING THE FAMILY-CENTERED EMPOWERMENT MODEL TO THE FAMILY CAREGIVERS, (2) IDENTIFYING THE NEEDS OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS, (3) DEVELOPING A CARE PLAN TOGETHER WITH THE FAMILY CAREGIVERS, (4) IMPLEMENTING THE CARE PLAN, AND (5) EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CARE PLAN. THE INTERVENTION GROUP RECEIVED THE FAMILY-CENTERED EMPOWERMENT MODEL APPLICATION, WHILE THE CONTROL GROUP RECEIVED ROUTINE CARE. DATA WERE COLLECTED AT THREE TIME POINTS: PRE-TEST, POST-TEST, AND FOLLOW-UP. THE STUDY FOUND THAT THE FAMILY-CENTERED EMPOWERMENT MODEL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED PAIN, IMPROVED PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONALITY, ENHANCED COPING WITH STRESS, AND DECREASED CARE BURDEN IN FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY.
