The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Education to Elderly Care Students on Outcome Measures

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Education to Elderly Care Students on Ageism, Attitudes to Elderly, Empathy and Body Image

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05232448
• Other study ID #: 210038
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 3, 2022
• Est. completion date: October 31, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: February 2023
• Source: Mugla Sitki Koçman University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study, to examine the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy education to elderly care students on ageism, attitudes towards the elderly, empathy and body image.

Description:

Students in the control group will continue their normal education. The students in the intervention group will be given training on ageism, elderly attitude, empathy and body image in the cognitive therapy training, which will be given by a psychological counselor who is an expert in the field and will last for a total of 1 month in four modules.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 53
• Est. completion date: October 31, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Students who do not have hearing, speech and psychiatric problems that prevent communication

• Students who volunteered to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students who do not want to be involved in the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ageism
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on challenging and changing cognitive distortions and behaviors, improving emotional regulation and the development of personal coping strategies that target solving current problems.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Mugla Sitki Koçman University Vocational School of Health Services	Mugla	Köycegiz

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mugla Sitki Koçman University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Kogan Attitudes Toward Old People Scale	The scale measures the attitudes of individuals towards the elderly. An increase in the total score indicates that the individual has a positive attitude towards the elderly. 34 is the lowest score, and 204 is the highest score obtained from the scale. A high score obtained from the scale indicates a positive attitude towards older people.	Change from Baseline Kogan Score at 1 month
Primary	The Cognitive Affective and Somatic Empathy Scales (CASES) for Children	The scale was developed to evaluate the empathy levels of children and adolescents.The total score for thirty items ranges from 0 to 60, and it is thought that the higher the score, the higher the tendency to empathize.	Change from Baseline CASES Score at 1 month
Primary	Ageism Attitude Scale	It is a scale with three sub-dimensions: limiting the life of the elderly, positive discrimination and negative discrimination attitudes towards the elderly. A high score indicates a positive attitude. The highest possible score from the survey was 190 and the lowest was 38 according to this scoring scale.	Change from Baseline Ageism Attitude Scale at 1 month