Turkish Validity and Reliability of the Haptotherapeutic Well-Being Scale
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
- Enrollment
- 252
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Haptotherapeutic Well-Being Scale
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Objectives: Haptotherapy fosters a sense of unity between the body, mind, and emotions. In addition, it contributes to expanding the woman's perception of her pregnancy and developing a more positive attitude towards pregnancy and childbirth. The study aims to examine the Turkish validity and reliability of the Haptotherapeutic Well-Being Scale, which will be used to evaluate the well-being levels of haptonomy and haptotherapy practices in women.
Design: The study was methodological type. Methods: The study conducted between October 20 and December 20, 2023, with 242 women who volunteered to participate by sharing forum pages on social media (Facebook, Instagram) via the web. Data were collected using a personal information form, including sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics and the Haptotherapeutic Well-Being Scale.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Other
- Time Perspective
- Cross Sectional
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Women over 18 age, living in Turkiye, using social media (Facebook, Instagram), and agreeing to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Women who were illiterate in Turkish, had hearing-vision problems or mental disabilities, did not have social media (Facebook, Instagram), and did not volunteer to participate.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Haptotherapeutic Well-Being Scale
Time Frame: 1 day
Scale consists of 14 items and five sub-dimensions. High scores obtained from the scale mean that the level of haptotherapeutic well-being is also good. There are are received that the minimum 4, maximum 20 points from the psychological well-being sub-dimension, minimum 2, maximum 10 points from the physical health sub-dimension, minimum 3, maximum 15 points from the autonomy, relationships with others and touching and being touched sub-dimensions.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Burcu KUCUKKAYA
Assist. Prof.
Trakya University