Grandchild care may keep grandparents healthier, study finds
NCT ID NCT07501260
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at 138 older adults (aged 60+) to see if providing grandchild care is linked to frailty, depression, and self-neglect. Researchers measured frailty, depression, and self-care using standard questionnaires. The goal was to understand whether caring for grandchildren helps or harms the health of older adults.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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138 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Sample size calculation was done according to the prevalence of giving grandchild care, which is one of the basic parameters of the study. It has been reported that this prevalence is 9.7% in Türkiye \[1\]. When the 'sample size for one proportion' formula (n = Z²\[p(1-p)\]/d²) was applied with a 95% confidence level (Z=1.96) and a 5% absolute margin of error, a minimum of 136 participants was found. References \[1\]https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Istatistiklerle-Yaslilar-2024-54079
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who apply to the geriatrics outpatient clinic of Mersin University Faculty of Medicine * Patients aged 60 and over * Patients who had information about gender, marital status, medication and disease, who could answer the questions about activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, and who could answer the relevant questionnaire questions within the scope of frailty (FRAIL) depression (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) screenings; and whose height, weight, and measurements were available * Patients who consented to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under sixty years of age * Patients who did not apply to the geriatrics outpatient clinic of Mersin University Faculty of Medicine * Patients who did not have information about gender, marital status, medication and disease, who could not answer the questions about activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, and who could not answer the relevant questionnaire questions within the scope of frailty (FRAIL) depression (geriatric depression scale (GDS)) screenings; patients whose height, weight, and measurements were not available * Patients who did not consent to participate in the study * Individuals who applied to the geriatrics outpatient clinic outside of the specified dates * Advanced stage dementia * Physically incapable of caring for grandchildren
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mersin University
Mersin, Turkey, 33343, Turkey (Türkiye)
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