Self-Management Training With Online Intervention Process for Young Adults With Chronic Conditions
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Self management training
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
- having no communication barriers
- having a chronic disease such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, or hypertension
- 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
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention Group Self management training The study group received 8 weeks of self-management training. Reflections, prepared using Power Point, were used in all sessions. The study employed various methods, including the question-answer and audio-visual methods, as well as performance feedback when necessary during the sessions. Final evaluations were conducted for both groups after eight weeks. Control Group Self management training The control group was informed about self-management for 1 week. General information was given about approaches to improving self-management. Final evaluations were conducted for both groups after eight weeks.
- 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