Audiobook Application in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis Treatment

NCT05272891 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Sevgi Tez
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research will be conducted to evaluate the effects of audio book application on anxiety, depression and quality of life in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.

Conditions

Hemodialysis

Keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Quality of Life; nurse; Audio book

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• The effect of audio book application on anxiety and depression in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment

  Hospital anxiety and depression scale will be used. The lowest score that patients can get from the scale is 0, and the highest score is 21.

  At the end of 4 weeks

• The effect of audio book application on quality of life in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.

  Short form 36 (SF-36) for quality of life scale will be used.Their scores range from 0-100. Scores are positively oriented. Increasing score indicates better quality of life.

  At the end of 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

audio book will be played

Other: experimental group

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

No application will be made

Interventions

experimental group OTHER

audio book app

Also known as: experimental group, audio book app

Experimental

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Over 18 years old,
• Receiving hemodialysis treatment for six months or longer,
• Receiving hemodialysis treatment three times a week,
• No problem with the sense of hearing,
• Has no handicap in answering the questions physically and mentally,
• No verbal communication disability (hearing and speaking),
• Can understand Turkish,
• Not having been diagnosed with a mental illness,
• Patients willing to participate in the study will be recruited

You may not qualify if:

• Those who want to withdraw from the research

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ataturk University: lead
• Artvin Coruh University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Hemodialysis units affiliated to Artvin provincial health directorate

Artvin, 08100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Cam SD, Karabulutlu EY. Effects of Listening to an Audiobook on Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Hemodial Int. 2025 Oct;29(4):662-671. doi: 10.1111/hdi.13250. Epub 2025 May 29.

  PMID: 40442032 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Sevgi DEMİR ÇAM, Phd Student

  Ataturk University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Elanur YILMAZ KARABULUTLU, Prof.Dr.

  Ataturk University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

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

Model Details: After determining the patients who meet the inclusion criteria, a randomization program will be used to ensure homogeneous distribution among the groups (Random Allocation Software). A list will be created according to the randomization program and 60 patients included in the study will be assigned to the experimental (30 patients) and control groups (30 patients).

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 4, 2022
• First Posted: March 10, 2022
• Study Start: April 20, 2021
• Primary Completion: May 25, 2022
• Study Completion: November 1, 2022
• Last Updated: November 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)