Stress Ball Use on Anxiety

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety; Stress; Hemodialysis Complication
• Interventions: Other: Stress ball use

• Registration Number: NCT05533398
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul Demiroglu Bilim University

Brief Summary

Stress management in dialysis patients plays a key role in reducing these negativities and in maintaining both physical and mental well-being. In dialysis patients, on the other hand, the effectiveness of stress ball use on comfort and stress was evaluated, and no study was found that evaluated its effect on anxiety.

Detailed Description

Stress ball is one of the non-pharmacological methods used to distract individuals when they consciously focus on a stimulus. With the squeezing of the ball, the nerves in the hands are stimulated and stimuli are sent to the limbic region of the brain, and these stimuli provide an acupressure effect. At the same time, it is the easiest and cheapest method that allows the mind to get away from stress and maintain the mental well-being of the person.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-25
• Study Completion: 2022-08-30
• Status Verified: 2022-09
• Study First Submitted: 2022-09-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-09-07
• Study First Posted: 2022-09-09
• Last Update Posted: 2022-09-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• On maintenance hemodialysis three times per week for four hours per session
• Able to communicate in Turkish
• Willing to participate to the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Having any health problems related to the hand/arm to use the stress ball
• Patients who did not want to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Stress ball use	Stress ball use	They were asked to use the ball for at least 10 minutes during the dialysis treatment and when they felt stressed or unwell at home/work.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change From Baseline Depression Level at 12 Dialysis Session	Up to 2 months	It will be assessed two times with Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Seven of the 14 questions measure anxiety and seven measure depression. Responses are scored in a four-point Likert format between 0-3. The lowest score that patients can get from both subscales is 0, and the highest score is 21. The cut-off points of the Turkish version of HADS were determined as 10 for the anxiety subscale and 7 for the depression subscale.
Change From Baseline Anxiety Level at 12 Dialysis Session	Up to 2 months	It will be assessed two times with Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Seven of the 14 questions measure anxiety and seven measure depression. Responses are scored in a four-point Likert format between 0-3. The lowest score that patients can get from both subscales is 0, and the highest score is 21. The cut-off points of the Turkish version of HADS were determined as 10 for the anxiety subscale and 7 for the depression subscale.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Demiroglu Bilim University; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey