Nurse-Led Caregiver Support Program in Home Palliative Care
Effect of a Nurse-Led Caregiver Support Program on Caregiver Competency and Healthcare Utilization Among Family Caregivers in Home Palliative Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Kutahya Health Sciences University
150 participants
May 12, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led caregiver support program on caregiver competency and healthcare utilization among family caregivers of patients receiving home palliative care. Family caregivers in the intervention group will receive a structured 6-week nurse-led support program including face-to-face education, weekly telephone coaching, caregiver guidance materials, and decision support for symptom management and healthcare utilization. The control group will continue to receive routine home palliative care services. Primary outcome is caregiver competency. Secondary outcomes include caregiver burden, self-efficacy, patient symptom burden, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations.
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Interventions
Participants in the intervention group will receive a structured 6-week nurse-led caregiver support program including face-to-face education, weekly telephone coaching, caregiver guidance materials, symptom management support, medication management education, stress management strategies, and healthcare utilization decision support in addition to routine home palliative care services.
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NCT07593729