Self-Management Training With Online Intervention Process for Young Adults With Chronic Conditions

Chronic Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:

Self-Management Training With Online Intervention Process for Young Adults With Chronic Conditions: Effects on Self-Management, Emotion Regulation, and Occupational Balance: A Randomized Controlled Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06298175
• Other study ID #: 2021-157
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 15, 2021
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study was conducted from 15th April 2021 to 15th August 2021. It employed a pretest-posttest design with control and training groups. In this study, a pretest-posttest design including control and training groups was used. Pre-assessments were taken from young adults who reported that they wanted to participate in the study via social media accounts and e-mail and who met the study criteria, and two groups were formed by the simple randomization method. The study group received 8 weeks of self-management training. The control group was informed about self-management for 1 week. Final evaluations were conducted for both groups after eight weeks.

Description:

Pre-assessments were taken from young adults who reported that they wanted to participate in the study via social media accounts and e-mail and who met the study criteria, and two groups were formed by simple randomization method. The study group received 8 weeks of self-management training. The control group was informed about self-management for 1 week. Final evaluations were conducted for both groups after eight weeks.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 72
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: April 15, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• having no communication barriers
• having a chronic disease such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, or hypertension

Exclusion Criteria:

• being under 35 years old
• undergoing concurrent psychological treatment/therapy
• having Covid-19
• requiring treatment for other diseases during the training process

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Disease

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Self management training
The self-management training programme for the study group consisted of eight sessions. Each session lasted between 40 and 50 minutes and followed a structured format: a 5-minute introduction, a 5-minute summary of the previous session, and a 30-40 minute presentation on the session's topic. Training plan on cognition, emotion regulation and self-management was implemented

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-Control Self-Management Scale (SCMS)	The Self-Control and Self-Management Scale consists of three subscales: self-monitoring, self-evaluation and self-reinforcement. It is a 6-point Likert-type scale consisting of 16 items (0= Does not define me at all, 5= Defines me completely).	pre-treatment and post-treatment up to 8-weeks
Secondary	Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ)	The five-point Likert-type scale (1 = not at all suitable for me, 2 = somewhat suitable for me, 3 = partially suitable for me, 4 = very suitable for me, 5 = completely suitable for me) consists of a total of 36 items. It consists of nine sub-dimensions: self-blame, acceptance, rumination, positive refocusing, refocus on planning, positive reappraisal, putting into perspective, catastrophizing, and other-blame.	pre-treatment and post-treatment up to 8-weeks
Secondary	The Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ)	In 2019, Günal et al. conducted a validity and reliability study of the 11-item revised version of the questionnaire in Turkish. The scale consists of four response categories (strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree), with each item being assigned a value between 0 and 3 points. The sum of the individual items results in a score between 0 and 33.	pre-treatment and post-treatment up to 8-weeks