The Effect of Logotherapy-Based Intervention on Depression Patients on Depression,Psychological Pain and Meaning of Life

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Depression

Interventions: Behavioral: logotherapy-based intervention

Registration Number: NCT05702736

Lead Sponsor: Ege University

Brief Summary: The goal of this interventional study is to compare in logotherapy-based intervention practiced to depressed patients on depression, psychological pain and meaning of life. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is the logotherapy-based intervention practiced in addition to the standard treatment in depression patients effective in reducing the depression levels of the patients?

* Is the logotherapy-based intervention practiced in addition to the standard treatment in depression patients effective in reducing the psychological pain levels of the patients?

* Is the logotherapy-based intervention practiced in addition to the standard treatment in depression patients effective in increasing the patients' level of meaning to life? Participants will be done online interview once a week for eight sessions. Researchers will compare intervention and control groups to see if logotherapy-based intervention practiced effect depression, psychological pain and meaning of life levels.

Detailed Description: The research was conducted to examine the effect of logotherapy-based intervention practiced to depressed patients on depression, psychological pain and meaning of life.

The research is in a quasi-experimental research design with pre-test post-test follow-up measurement, control group. Sample selection was carried out in two stages, and in the first stage, 48 patients diagnosed with depression between September 2020 and September 2022 were referred to the researcher by the polyclinic physician. The patients were evaluated within the scope of the inclusion criteria of the study, and 32 patients with a diagnosis of depression, aged 18-65 years, voluntarily aged between 18-65, who scored 17 points or more from the Beck Depression Inventory, were accepted into the study. Patients were assigned to intervention and control groups, respectively. A total of 28 patients, 12 intervention and 16 control groups, completed the study. "Descriptive Information Form", "Beck Depression Inventory", "Psychache Scale" and "Meaning of Life Questionnaire" were used as data collection tools in the study. Online logotherapy-based intervention was administered to the individuals in the intervention group as a total of eight sessions, once a week. In order to evaluate the effect of logotherapy-based intervention, Beck Depression Inventory, Psychache Scaleand Meaning of Life Questionnaire were administered to all individuals in the sample group at time series points (pretest, posttest, follow-up test at 3rd month). In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, independent t-test, chi-square analysis, analysis of variance in repeated measurements, Bonferroni correction were applied.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

Be between the ages of 18-65
Having been diagnosed with depression
A score of 17 or higher on the Beck Depression Inventory
Willingness and willingness to participate in the research
Completed at least six interviews

Exclusion Criteria

Having an active risk of suicide
Having psychotic symptoms
Having a psychiatric comorbidity
Using antipsychotic medication

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	logotherapy-based intervention	Beck Depression Inventory, Psychache Scale, Meaning of Life Questionnaire was applied to intervention group as a pre-test. Inaddition to the Standard treatment, the intervention group received a logotherapy-based intervention. Beck Depression Inventory, Psychache Scale, Meaning of Life Questionnaire was applied to intervention group as a post test and follow up test.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
"Beck Depression Inventory" Scores	post-test (after 8 weeks) and follow-up test (after 3 months)	Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) The inventory measures depression level.The inventory assesses physical, emotional, cognitive and motivational components. The four-point Likert-type scale comprises of 21 questions. The scale has a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 63. As the total score increases, the depression level also increases. The scale score graded depression into four levels: normal (0-9 points), mild (10-16 points), moderate (17-29 points) and severe (30-63 points).
"Psychache Scale" Scores	post-test (after 8 weeks) and follow-up test (after 3 months)	Psychache Scale was developed to assess psychological pain. The five-point Likert-type scale consists of 13 questions. The scale has a minimum score of 13 and a maximum score of 65. As the total score increases, the psychache level increases.
"Meaning of Life Questionnaire" Scores	post-test (after 8 weeks) and follow-up test (after 3 months)	Meaning of Life Questionnaire measures the level of meaning that individuals give to life.This seven-point Likert-type scale consists of 10 questions.The scale has a minimum score of 10 and a maximum score of 70. The scale has two subscales. These subscales include the existing meaning in life (5 questions) and the search for meaning in life (5 questions).The total score is obtained by summing the subscale scores. As the total score of the scale increases, individuals' level of meaning in life increases.