Clinical Research Directory

The Effect of Home Visits in Postnatal Care on Perceived Social Support and Quality of Recovery

Objective: This study aims to examine the impact of postpartum home visits conducted by midwives or nurses within the framework of national health policies on the level of perceived social support and the quality of recovery among women in the postpartum period. Methods: This research was conducted as an experimental study with a randomized, controlled, two-group, pre-test/post-test design. The study took place between February and June 2026, across 144 Family Medicine Units affiliated with 30 Family Health Centers in the Bağlar district of Diyarbakır. A total of 120 primiparous women in the postpartum period were included in the study; participants were randomized into intervention and control groups, stratified by family structure (nuclear versus extended family). Baseline assessments were performed during the initial postpartum primary care follow-up, and final assessments were completed on the 42nd postpartum day. In addition to standard postpartum care, the intervention group received three planned home visits from a midwife (the researcher), while the control group received standard postpartum care. Outcomes were evaluated using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and the Quality of Postpartum Recovery Scale (QPRS).

Virtual Home Visits for Stroke Patients and Their Caregivers

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual home care for stroke patients and their caregivers. The secondary purpose is to evaluate the usability of the application by developing a mobile application for use in virtual home visits. The study will be carried out using the mixed research model, in which quantitative and qualitative methods are used together. The population of the research will consist of patients and caregivers with the diagnosis of hemorrhage, infarction, cerebrovascular accident and cerebral infarction, who applied to the Antalya Provincial Health Directorate Antalya Training and Research Hospital Home Health Unit, where the study is planned to be conducted. The sample of the study will consist of stroke patients and caregivers who meet the criteria for inclusion in the study. The first phase of the study was designed as a parallel group, single center and single blind randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual home visits in terms of time, cost and caregiver competence. The experimental group was the patient/patient relative group who made a virtual home visit, the control group will consist of 48 patients/patient relatives who have been visited face-to-face. In the second phase of the study, semi-structured interview method will be used to determine the views of patients/patient relatives about virtual home visits. In order to evaluate the usability of the developed application, a usability survey will be applied to the group that has visited the virtual home. With the results of this study, telemedicine applications in home care services will help to increase accessibility to home care services and reduce health care costs.considered to contribute. At the same time, it is expected that the results of the study will contribute to the scientific literature in the field of design and application of telemedicine services, which are developing and spreading