The Effect Of Therapeutic Touch On Loneliness and Hopelessness

NCT05024201 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 10364632
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The effect of therapeutic touch applied to hemodialysis patients on the level of loneliness and hopelessness is being investigated. It encourages nurses to practice therapeutic touch.

Conditions

Loneliness; Hope

Keywords

Hemodialysis; Nursing; Loneliness; Hopelessness; Therapeutic Touch

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• The effect of therapeutic touch on loneliness in hemodialysis patients

  Developed by Russell et al. in 1980, the UCLA Loneliness Scale consists of 20 items, 10 of which are straight and 10 of which are reversed. Each item is scored between 1-4. While calculating the loneliness score, the calculation is made by taking the reverse of the scores given to the items used adversely. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 80, and the lowest score is 20. Higher scores indicate that individuals experience more loneliness.

  Scales are filled after 3 days of application.

• The effect of therapeutic touch on hopelessness in hemodialysis patients

  The scale developed by Beck et al. in 1974 to measure hopelessness consists of 20 items and is scored between 0 and 1. The items in the scale are Emotions and Expectations about the Future (1, 3, 7, 11 and 18), Loss of Motivation (2, 4, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17 and 20), and Hope (5, 6, 8, 10, 13). , 15 and 19) have three sub-dimensions. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 0, the highest score is 20, and a high score indicates a high level of hopelessness.

  Scales are filled after 3 days of application.

Study Arms (2)

experimental group for effect of therapeutic touch

EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic touch was applied to the experimental group for three days every other day.

Behavioral: THERAPEUTİC TOUCH FOR HEMODİALYSİS PATİENTS

control group for effect of therapeutic touch

NO INTERVENTION

No application was applied to the control group. Only pretest and posttest were done.

Interventions

THERAPEUTİC TOUCH FOR HEMODİALYSİS PATİENTS BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic touch was applied to hemodialysis patients for 3 days every other day.

experimental group for effect of therapeutic touch

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Having hemodialysis treatment for at least 3 months,
• Cognitive patients,
• Having a score of UCLA\> 20 and BECK≥4 scoring,
• Involved in the work with us.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients using traditional treatment for the disease were not included in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Zehra Bayram: lead

Study Sites (2)

ZEHRA

Bayram, 80000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Zehra Bayram

Osmaniye, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Touch

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sensation; Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Songül Karadağ

  Cukurova University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Nurse

Model Details: In this study, two scales will be used to measure the loneliness and hopelessness levels of hemodialysis patients. Patients will fill in UCLA Loneliness Scale and BECK Hopelessness Scale.Therapeutic touch treatment method will provide nurses the holistic caregiver role for the feelings of loneliness and hopelessness experienced by the patients. When the literature is scanned, this study is unique because it has not been done before on hemodialysis patients.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 21, 2021
• First Posted: August 27, 2021
• Study Start: January 29, 2021
• Primary Completion: May 29, 2021
• Study Completion: June 29, 2021
• Last Updated: August 27, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: SAP, ICF
• Time Frame: Data is continuously available after publication
• Access Criteria: Data can be shared publicly

Locations

TU (2)