m-Health Supportive Care Transition Program in Improving Post-Discharged Outcomes
Traumatic Brain Injury, Caregiver Burden, Stress
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Traumatic Brain Injury focused on measuring m-health, Burden, Stress transition, Transitional care
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age 18 or older Family members who identify themselves as responsible persons in caring for patients at home or primary caregivers who other family members have assigned to care for patients Caregivers who provide care for patients with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) Able to communicate, read, write, and speak Indonesian well Willing to be involved in research; Have an Android phone and can operate it well Has a measurement score of The Preparedness for Caregiving Scale (PCS) <16 Exclusion Criteria: Caregivers for patients with TBI with comorbidity (heart disorders, kidney disorders, and diabetes mellitus). Caregivers for TBI patients who will move locations outside of West Java Province after hospitalization or are sick at the hospital also not be included in this study.
Sites / Locations
- Amelia Ganefianty
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Intervention group
Control group
The group who received The m-Health supportive care transition program consists of education and providing face-to-face information assisted by an android-based application that can access via a smartphone, skill demonstration, assessment of the readiness of hospital discharge, as well as weekly monitoring and follow-up after the patient is discharged from the hospital. This application provides education and information on TBI caregivers regarding (a) how to treat patients with TBI at home, which includes wound care and how to provide nutrition, (b) recognize signs of infection in wounds of craniotomy, (c) recognize emergencies in cases of TBI patients at home, (d) stress management, and (e) how to arrange a schedule for the care of patients with TBI at home. This program complements routine care, including education about physical health, TBI medical problems, and how to treat TBI patients at home.
The group who received the usual care from nurses for the caregiver-patient with TBI in the ward before discharge from the hospital consists of education about physical health and TBI medical problems and how to treat TBI patients at home. This includes wound care education, medication administration, and schedule control at the hospital after patients with TBI go home. After discharge, there is no program carried out by nurses.