Mindfulness-based Psychoeducation and Defense Mechanisms, Mindful Awareness

NCT05712499 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AICU-SBF-HB-BDG-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 72
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Purpose: Nowadays, it is seen that there is an increasing interest in mindfulness-based therapies. Such practices can be beneficial by contributing to the personal and professional development of nursing students. In the study, the effect of mindfulness-based psychoeducation applied to Turkish nursing students on defense mechanisms and mindfulness was evaluated. Method: The research was designed as a quasi-experimental study with a control group. The population of the study consisted of 96 newly enrolled students in the nursing department of a foundation university, and the sample consisted of a total of 72 students who met the inclusion criteria of the study. In the sample, while 33 students formed the intervention group, 39 students formed the control group. Mindfulness- Based Psychoeducation was given online in 16 sessions in 8 weeks. Data were collected using the Defense Style Questionnaire and the Awareness Scale.Percentage distributions were used in the analysis of the data, t-Test and Chi-Square test were used in the comparison of the intervention and control groups, and the paired-samples t-Test was used in the comparison of the intervention and control groups within the group.

Conditions

Mindfulness; Psychoeducation; Defense Mechanisms; Awareness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change of defense mechanisms level after 10 weeks.

  Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ-40) : In the scale, which determines the appearance of defense mechanisms at the level of consciousness and behavior, and consists of 40 items, 20 defenses, and 3 sub-dimensions (mature, neurotic, and immature), each item is evaluated between 1-9 (absolutely inappropriate - absolutely appropriate)The scale is scored on defenses or sub-dimensions, not on the total score. Total score or arithmetic mean is used while calculating each defense or sub-dimension. As the score increases, the use of the defense/sub-dimension also increases.

  baseline and 10 weeks.

• Change of mindful awareness level after 4 weeks.

  Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS):The scale has a 15-item and 6-point Likert feature that measures the differences in the ability to be aware of what is happening in the moment and to pay attention to them. The scores obtained from the scale vary between 15-90 points. A high score indicates a high level of mindful awareness.

  baseline and 10 weeks.

Study Arms (2)

Mindfulness-based psychoeducation program

EXPERIMENTAL

The group in which the mindfulness-based psychoeducation program was applied.

Behavioral: mindfulness-based psychoeducation program

control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The group in which no intervention was made and only the pre-test and post-test were applied for comparison.

Behavioral: ongoing life

Interventions

mindfulness-based psychoeducation program BEHAVIORAL

Mindful awareness is a mind and body practice that involves increasing attention to what is happening at the moment and accepting what is perceived without judgment. Mindfulness includes awareness and attention; Awareness is the mechanism that constantly controls the of the state of consciousness. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapies are evidence-based psychoeducation. Psychoeducation was organized in 2 consecutive sessions once a week for 8 weeks, and each session was 60 minutes, in total 16 sessions. The content of the psychoeducation program was explained in detail, and techniques such as presentation and question-answer narrative techniques, video, audio recording, mindfulness assignments for the next session were used in the training.

Mindfulness-based psychoeducation program

ongoing life BEHAVIORAL

The control group continued with their lives without any intervention. Only pre-test and post-test were applied. While the program was applied to the experimental group, no intervention was made to the control group.

control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Over 18 years old,
• Without a psychiatric diagnosis,
• Have not done awareness practices before,
• Not meditating,
• Not a foreign national,
• Those who volunteered to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Agri Ibrahim Cecen University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Agri Ibrahim Cecen Universty /Faculty of Health Sciences

Ağrı, Central, 04100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• Burcu Demir Gokmen, phd

  Agri Ibrahim Cecen Universty

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Model Details: This study was designed as a quasi-experimental study with a control group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 26, 2023
• First Posted: February 3, 2023
• Study Start: March 8, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 8, 2021
• Study Completion: May 17, 2021
• Last Updated: February 3, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)