The Effect of Daily Living Activities Mobile Application Developed for Individuals With Chronic Mental Disorder on Functionality

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Mental Disorders

• Registration Number: NCT06910488
• Lead Sponsor: Ege University

Brief Summary

The study was conducted to evaluate the functionality of a mobile application programme developed to help individuals with chronic mental disorders plan and implement their daily activities and its impact on activities of daily living.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the activities of daily living mobile application programme improve participants' activities of daily living? Does the activities of daily living mobile application programme improve the activities of daily living? Does the activities of daily living mobile application programme improve participants' medication adherence?

Detailed Description

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a mobile application program developed to enable individuals with chronic mental disorders to plan and implement their daily activities on their functionality, daily activities, and medication adherence.

The study was designed as an experimental study with a control group, including pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measurements. A total of 64 patients with chronic mental disorders who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study, with 32 in the intervention group and 32 in the control group. Data were collected using the Introductory Information Form, the Social Functioning Assessment Scale (SFAS), the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Scale, and the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS). Participants in the intervention group were administered the Activities of Daily Living-Based Mobile Application Programme developed in this study.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-04-15
• Study Completion: 2024-10-18
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Study First Submitted: 2025-03-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-03-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-27
• Study First Posted: 2025-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 57

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder according to DSM-V

• Individuals aged between 18 and 65
• I've been in treatment for the last 3 months
• Can speak and understand Turkish
• Open to communication and co-operation
• Those who did not get 0 points from the phone usage step of the Lawton IADL (Lawton instrumental activities of daily living scale) data collection tool
• Android phone owner

Exclusion Criteria

• Hearing, vision, speech and comprehension problems
• Individuals who did not attend the two scheduled sessions

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social Functioning Assessment Scale	Baseline and 5 months	The evaluation range of the scale is 19 to 57 points. High score is interpreted as high level of functionality.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hospital/ Department of Mental Health and Diseases; 🇹🇷 İzmir, Turkey