The Effect of Eating Disorder on Occupational Balance in University Students

Eating Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Eating Disorder on Occupational Balance in University Students

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06134336
• Other study ID #: 2023/142
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: November 10, 2023
• Est. completion date: August 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Hacettepe University
• Contact: Busra Kaplan Kilic, MSc
• Phone: +904442010
• Email: busra.kaplan[@]ankaramedipol.edu.tr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of eating disorders on occupational balance in university students. Occupational balance levels will be compared in university students with and without eating disorders. The study will be finalized with the voluntary participation of 105 university students for both groups and 210 university students in total. The relationship between eating disorder tendencies and occupational balance in university students will be examined.

Description:

The population of the study will consist of voluntary students between the ages of 18-25 who continue their university education. In the power analysis performed to determine the sample size, it was determined in the G*Power program, with 95% power (alpha = .05, two-way), the effect size was taken as Cohen's d = 0.5 by the guidelines provided by J. Cohen, and it was determined that at least 105 people in each group and 210 people in total were needed for the independent sample t-test.

Inclusion criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in the study,

• To be able to read and write Turkish,

• To be between the ages of 18-25 and studying at undergraduate level

Exclusion criteria:

• Any disability,

• Presence of a chronic disease

Individuals who volunteered to participate in the study will be evaluated with data collection forms filled in through questionnaires. Demographic information about the individuals (such as class, department, age, and gender) will be obtained with the sociodemographic information form. Data collection tools will be used by the researchers in face-to-face interviews with the participants and the data will be recorded anonymously.

It will be determined whether the participants have an eating disorder according to the results of the SCOFF Eating Disorders Scale. Participants with eating disorders will constitute the research group and participants without eating disorders will constitute the control group. Both groups will complete the Occupational Balance Questionnaire and their occupational balances will be compared. The study was planned to be terminated when there were at least 105 participants in each of the research and control groups for the endpoint.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 210
• Est. completion date: August 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteering to participate in the study,

• To be able to read and write Turkish,

• To be between the ages of 18-25 and studying at undergraduate level.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having any disability,

• Presence of a chronic disease.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Eating Disorders
• Feeding and Eating Disorders
• Occupational Balance

Intervention

Other:
• Interview
No interventional or behavioral intervention will be applied. Only interviews will be conducted through a questionnaire.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Ankara Medipol University	Ankara	Altindag

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (1)

Phillips L, Kemppainen JK, Mechling BM, MacKain S, Kim-Godwin Y, Leopard L. Eating disorders and spirituality in college students. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2015 Jan;53(1):30-7. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20141201-01. Epub 2014 Dec 10. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	SCOFF Eating Disorders Scale	The SCOFF Eating Disorders Scale will be used to measure whether the participants have an eating disorder. The Turkish validity and reliability of this scale in university students was conducted by Aydemir et al. in 2015. There are five questions in the scale and the questions are answered as yes/no. One point is given for each question answered as yes, and scores of 2 and above are considered as eating disorders. This scale will be decisive in the inclusion of the participants in the research and control groups.	5 minute
Secondary	Occupational Balance Questionnaire	The Occupational Balance Questionnaire will be used to measure the occupational balance of individuals. This scale defines the concept of occupational balance by measuring the individual's satisfaction with the number and type of activities of daily living. Each item in the scale is a four-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly agree (0)", "disagree (1)", "agree (2)" and "strongly agree (3)". The scores of all items are summed and written as a total score. Scores that can be obtained in the scale vary between 0-33. A high score is characterized as good occupational balance.	8 minute

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