Study of the Effect of Compassion-Based Education Program Applied to Mothers of Children Diagnosed With Cerebral Palsy

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
• Interventions: Other: Compassion-Based Education Program Adapted for Adults

• Registration Number: NCT06245733
• Lead Sponsor: Hasan Kalyoncu University

Brief Summary

Purpose of the study; The aim of this study is to examine the effect of a compassion-based education program applied to mothers of children with cerebral palsy on compassion fatigue, depression, and psychological resilience.

Detailed Description

The Hypotheses of the Study

Main Hypothesis: "Compassion-Based Education Program Adapted for Adults" in increasing the compassion levels and psychological resilience of mothers of patients with CP; It is effective in reducing the level of depression.

As sub-hypotheses:

H1: The scores of the mothers who care for their children with Cerebral Palsy in the experimental group at the end of the application (post-test) and after the application (follow-up test) of the Adult Compassion Scale are significantly higher than the scores they obtained before the application (pre-test).

H2: The scores of the mothers who care for their children with Cerebral Palsy in the experimental group at the end of the application (post-test) and after the application (follow-up test) of the Burns Depression Scale-Turkish Form are significantly lower than the scores they obtained before the application (pre-test).

H3: The scores of the mothers who care for their children with Cerebral Palsy in the experimental group at the end of the application (post-test) and after the application (follow-up test) of the Adult Resilience Scale are significantly higher than the scores they obtained before the application (pre-test).

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-08-02
• Study Start: 2023-09-01
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-01-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-30
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-07
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-07
• Primary Completion: 2024-02-14
• Study Completion: 2024-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

• Being the mother of a child with Cerebral Palsy

Exclusion Criteria

• Mothers who have children with Cerebral Palsy do not want to participate in the study and want to leave the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental Group	Compassion-Based Education Program Adapted for Adults	Participants who will receive the training

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment and Evaluation of Depression	Day 1	Burns Depression Scale will be applied to all participants. Depression levels will be determined.
Assessment and Evaluation of Psychological Resilience	Day 1	Psychological Resilience Scale for Adults will be applied to all participants. Psychological Resilience levels will be determined.
Assessment and Evaluation of Compassion	Day 1	Compassion Scale will be applied to all participants. Compassion levels will be determined .

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The last test of Assessment and Evaluation of Depression	through study completion, an average of 1 week.	Burns Depression Scale will be applied to all participants. Depression levels will be determined due to showing effectiveness of training.
The last test of Assessment and Evaluation of Psychological Resilience	through study completion, an average of 1 week.	Psychological Resilience Scale will be applied to all participants. Resilience levels will be determined due to showing effectiveness of training.
The last test of Assessment and Evaluation Compassion	through study completion, an average of 1 week.	Compassion Scale will be applied to all participants. Compassion levels will be determined due to showing effectiveness of training.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hasan Kalyoncu University; 🇹🇷 Gaziantep, Central, Turkey