Effect of Postoperative Telehealth Counseling on Recovery and Self-Care in Geriatric Day Surgery Patients

This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to evaluate the effect of postoperative telehealth counseling on patient outcomes in geriatric patients undergoing day surgery. Hypotheses of the Study H11: In geriatric patients undergoing day surgery, the postoperative self-care power of the intervention group receiving postoperative telehealth counseling is higher than the control group not receiving counseling. H12: In geriatric patients undergoing day surgery, the postoperative recovery status of the intervention group receiving postoperative telehealth counseling is higher than that of the control group not receiving counseling. Inclusion Criteria; * 65 years of age or older, * Having undergone day surgery (appendectomy, hernia operations, biopsy procedures, cholecystectomy...) * No communication problems (no vision and hearing problems), * No mental problems, * Being able to communicate by telephone (by the patient or relative), * Volunteering to participate in the study, * Having at most two chronic diseases (Diabetes and Hypertension). Exclusion Criteria; * Surgery in emergency conditions, * developed complications during the case

NCT Number	NCT06892769
Lead Sponsor	TC Erciyes University Collaborators: Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Conditions	Geriatric Patient Care Improvement
Enrollment	72 participants
Start Date	2025-03-15
Primary Completion	2025-11-15 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-12-15 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-03-25