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The Effect of a Mobile Game Application on Children With CRF

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Child, Only
Disease
Chronic Renal Failure in Children
Gambling
Management
Registration Number
NCT07162220
Lead Sponsor
Akdeniz University
Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a mobile game application developed for children with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) on disease management.

The study was a randomized controlled trial. The study sample consisted of 68 children diagnosed with CRF, including the Mobile application (n:34) and Control group (n:34). In the study, a mobile game was developed for children diagnosed with CRF aged 11-14 years. Data Collection Form, Clinical Parameters Follow-up Form, Information Form on Chronic Renal Failure, Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale for Adolescents, Child's Attitude Toward His/her Disease Scale and Mobile Application Usability Scale were used to collect the data.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
68
Inclusion Criteria
  • (a) 11-14 years old
  • (b) Being monitored with a diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Failure
  • (c) having the ability to read, write, and understand Turkish
  • (d) having a phone/tablet with mobile game download capability
  • (e) volunteering to participate in the study
  • (f) being willing to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • (a) having mental, neurological, or communication problems
  • (b) being on hemodialysis
  • (c) communication, mental or neurological problems
  • (d) being on peritoneal dialysis
  • (e) having previously attended planned training on CRF

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pulse rate3 months
Healthy Lifestyle Belief Level for Adolescents3 months

The scale emphasizes beliefs related to various aspects of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The scale has a total of 16 items. The scale has three subscales: health beliefs, physical activity, and nutrition. The health beliefs subscale is composed of items 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, and 16; the physical activity subscale includes items 2, 7, 9, 14, and 15; and the nutrition subscale comprises items 1, 3, 8, and 10. The scale, prepared according to the five-point Likert system, is answered on a scale of "1=Strongly Disagree, 5=Strongly Agree." A minimum of 16 and a maximum of 80 points can be obtained from the entire scale. An increase in the score obtained from the scale indicates an increase in adolescents' belief in healthy living.

BMI3 months

BMI in kg/m\^2

Blood pressure3 months
Child's Attitude Towards Their Own Illness3 months

The Child's Attitude Toward Their Own Illness Scale is a 13-item measure developed to assess children's feelings and thoughts about having a chronic illness. Participants respond to the scale items using a 5-point Likert scale: "never, not often, sometimes, often, and very often." Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13 are reverse-coded. When evaluating the scale, the scores obtained from the 13 items are summed and divided by the number of items. The total score range is min: 1 to max: 5. Scores of 1 and 2 indicate a negative attitude, 3 indicates a neutral attitude, and 4 and 5 indicate a positive attitude.

Level of knowledge regarding chronic renal failure3 months

The information form consists of 25 questions. The information form has been created with two answers, correct and incorrect. Correct answers are worth 1 point, while incorrect answers are worth 0 points, and the form is evaluated based on the total score. A reliability analysis was performed using Kuder Richardson 20 (KR-20) to evaluate whether the items that make up the question form form a whole.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Akdeniz University

Antalya, Konyaaltı, Turkey (Türkiye)

Akdeniz University
Antalya, Konyaaltı, Turkey (Türkiye)

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