Impact of Transition Care Program and Family Caregiver on Intermediate Patient’ Routine activity Performance, Complication, and Satisfaction

Abstract

Purpose: Study the effects of a transition care programme designed to engage family caregivers in helping intermediate patients perform their routine activities, and to evaluate the patients’ complications and satisfaction with the programme

Design: Semi-experimental research Single group Pre-measure (posttest design)

Material and Methods:The sample group used in the study was a stroke patient. Brain injury patients Patients with spinal cord injury and relatives of 24 caregivers during October 2018 to March 2019.Derived from a specific selection the tools used in the research consisted of intermediate care programs and caregivers. That the researcher developed the sample group was supervised by Intermediate care program. And relatives who take care of the transition from the hospital to the home.Collected data from interviews Daily performance assessment form Complication assessment form and satisfaction assessment form Data analysis using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and compare the mean by using Wilcoxon signed Ranks test.

Main findings:1) After 3 months of distribution, the sample group of intermediate patients With a daily ability score of statistical significance (p<.003)2) After 3 months of distribution, the sample group of intermediate patients with less complications, and  3) After 3 months of distribution, the satisfaction score of intermediate patients Significantly increased (p<.001)

Conclusion and recommendations: The results of this study Can take care programs This is used as a guideline for intermediate care. So that patients and relatives of the caregivers have the knowledge and are able to properly manage the intermediate patients Reduce complications and can do more daily activities.