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NCT Number: NCT05397847

Rational Drug Use in Elderly People

Irrational drug use, which is an important public health problem worldwide, is common in the elderly. While irrational drug use negatively affects all age groups, it poses a significant threat to the health of the elderly. This study aims to examine the effects of 8-week interventions, which include training, counseling and awareness-raising nursing practices for rational drug use and awareness development, through home visits to elderly individuals; planned in a randomized controlled experimental design.

The research will be carried out between May-July 2022 in Halkapınar Central Family Health Center located in Konya province Halkapınar district. The study group will be randomly assigned 35 experimental and 35 control groups, a total of 70 elderly individuals. Attempts made for the experimental group for eight weeks; Education through home visits on rational drug use will include counseling, guidance on rational drug use, and the delivery of a medicine box. The control group will continue with the routine applications. Taking into account the right of the control group to be informed about ethics after the post-tests, the training, guide and medicine box will also be given to the control group through home visits given to the experimental group. Data will be collected by face-to-face interview method using the Elderly Information Form, Rational Drug Use Scale and Rational Drug Use Awareness Scale.

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Key information

Conditions

Rational Drug Use

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Selcuk University

Konya, Selcuklu, 42100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Be 65 years or older
  • Living in Halkapınar
  • Registering with the Central Family Health Centre
  • Be able to speak Turkish

Exclusion criteria

  • Having a score below 24 on the Standardized Mini Mental Test
  • Having any communication or medically diagnosed mental problems
  • Being bedridden
  • Having a neurological problem

Treatment and study plan

Education

Behavioral

Rational Drug Use in Elderly Individuals

  • Training: Through home visits, an average of 30 minutes of training will be given to elderly individuals (drugs, rational drug use, the importance of rational drug use, and what the elderly should do for rational drug use). Question-answer method and visual materials will be used in the training.
  • Training: An average of 20 minutes of training will be given, including a brief repetition of the topics covered in the first training, via a home visit. Visual materials will be used in the training.

Rational Drug Use Guide

Other

At the end of the first training, a rational drug use guide will be given to elderly individuals, including the topics explained.

Medicine Box

Other

Elderly individuals will be given a medicine box large enough to be carried in the pocket when appropriate, so that the elderly people do not forget their medicines and use them regularly, with a 7-day medicine compartment that organizes their medicines and a daily (morning, noon, evening and night) medicine box.

Counseling

Behavioral

After the training, counseling services will be given to elderly individuals regarding rational drug use. Within the scope of the counseling service, it will be ensured that the drugs used by the elderly person are regulated and their questions about rational drug use will be answered.

Primary outcomes

  1. Using medicine with care

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Rational drug use scale mean scores of elderly individuals

  2. Rational Drug Use Awareness

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Rational Drug Use Awareness Scale mean scores of elderly individuals

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Selcuk University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Nursing Interventions Applied at Home for Rational Drug Use and Raising Awareness in Elderly Individuals

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
May 31, 2022
Registry last updated
Jul 2, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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