Use of the Intorus Device as a Therapeutic Tool for the Control of Anxiety Before the Exams in Occupational Therapy Students of the University of Extremadura
概览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 干预措施
- 未指定
- 疾病 / 适应症
- STUDENT
- 发起方
- University of Extremadura
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Changes in the BECK anxiety questionnaire over 3 months
- 状态
- 已完成
- 最后更新
- 2年前
概览
简要总结
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the possible efficacy of the INTORUS device as an element to reduce test anxiety in university students. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:
Can the INTORUS device be used as a tool to reduce anxiety? Once informed, those participants who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria and sign the informed consent to participate in the study will be randomly divided into two groups. The randomization procedure will be carried out using the OxMaR (Oxford Minimization and Randomization) software.
All participants will be given the Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Self-efficacy Scale and anxiety questionnaire prior to the start of the study.
详细描述
The population is made up of students of the Degree in Occupational Therapy during the 2nd semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. The initial sample size will be approximately 70 participants. - Process Once informed, those participants who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria and sign the informed consent to participate in the study will be randomly divided into two groups. The randomization procedure will be carried out using the Oxford Minimization and Randomization software. All participants will be given the Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Self-efficacy Scale and anxiety questionnaire prior to the start of the study. The participants of the experimental group will carry out a weekly exercise session with INTORUS aimed at reducing anxiety in the period between March 1, 2023 and May 10, 2023. On the day of the final exam for the subject, all students will repeat the anxiety measurement questionnaire and the perceived self-efficacy scale minutes before the final exam for the subject. Once the intervention period is over, a questionnaire will be passed to the professionals participating in the study to assess the usefulness of the device, the degree of satisfaction with it and the usefulness of the therapies applied.
研究者
Blanca González Sanchez
DOCTOR. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
University of Extremadura
入排标准
入选标准
- •Students of the Degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of Extremadura.
- •Students who are going to study the Degree in Occupational Therapy in person.
排除标准
- •Not meeting the inclusion criteria
- •Not wanting to participate in the study
结局指标
主要结局
Changes in the BECK anxiety questionnaire over 3 months
时间窗: Measures before starting the intervention. through study completion, an average of 3 months.
Questionnaire to measure anxiety. The questionnaire consists of 21 questions, providing a range of scores between 0 and 63. The suggested cut-off points for interpreting the result obtained are as follows: 00-21 - Very low anxiety 22-35 - Moderate anxiety over 36 - Severe anxiety
次要结局
- Changes in the questionnaire for the assessment of anxiety before exams(Measures before starting the intervention. through study completion, an average of 3 months.)
- Changes in the Perceived self-efficacy scale in academic situations(Measures before starting the intervention. through study completion, an average of 3 months.)