Self-Management Training With Online Intervention Process for Young Adults With Chronic Conditions

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Disease

• Registration Number: NCT06298175
• Lead Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Brief Summary

The study was conducted from 15th April 2021 to 15th August 2021. It employed a pretest-posttest design with control and training groups. In this study, a pretest-posttest design including control and training groups was used. Pre-assessments were taken from young adults who reported that they wanted to participate in the study via social media accounts and e-mail and who met the study criteria, and two groups were formed by the simple randomization method. The study group received 8 weeks of self-management training. The control group was informed about self-management for 1 week. Final evaluations were conducted for both groups after eight weeks.

Detailed Description

Pre-assessments were taken from young adults who reported that they wanted to participate in the study via social media accounts and e-mail and who met the study criteria, and two groups were formed by simple randomization method. The study group received 8 weeks of self-management training. The control group was informed about self-management for 1 week. Final evaluations were conducted for both groups after eight weeks.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-04-15
• Primary Completion: 2021-04-15
• Study Completion: 2021-08-15
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-06
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-07
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• having no communication barriers
• having a chronic disease such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, or hypertension

Exclusion Criteria

• being under 35 years old
• undergoing concurrent psychological treatment/therapy
• having Covid-19
• requiring treatment for other diseases during the training process

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-Control Self-Management Scale (SCMS)	pre-treatment and post-treatment up to 8-weeks	The Self-Control and Self-Management Scale consists of three subscales: self-monitoring, self-evaluation and self-reinforcement. It is a 6-point Likert-type scale consisting of 16 items (0= Does not define me at all, 5= Defines me completely).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ)	pre-treatment and post-treatment up to 8-weeks	In 2019, Günal et al. conducted a validity and reliability study of the 11-item revised version of the questionnaire in Turkish. The scale consists of four response categories (strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree), with each item being assigned a value between 0 and 3 points. The sum of the individual items results in a score between 0 and 33.
Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ)	pre-treatment and post-treatment up to 8-weeks	The five-point Likert-type scale (1 = not at all suitable for me, 2 = somewhat suitable for me, 3 = partially suitable for me, 4 = very suitable for me, 5 = completely suitable for me) consists of a total of 36 items. It consists of nine sub-dimensions: self-blame, acceptance, rumination, positive refocusing, refocus on planning, positive reappraisal, putting into perspective, catastrophizing, and other-blame.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey