The Effectiveness of the Sexual Health Psychoeducation Program for Physically Disabled Adolescents

NCT05732012 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Sexual Health Psychoeducation
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective: This research was planned to evaluate the effectiveness of the online psychoeducation program including sexual health education in physically disabled adolescents. Materials and Methods: In this study, a randomized experimental design with pretest-posttest, follow-up measurement, intervention and control groups was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the sexual health online psychoeducation program in adolescents with physical disabilities. The universe of the study consists of adolescent members aged 12-15 in the Turkish Spinal Cord Paralysis Association.(N :600). Nearly 90 people with physical disabilities and their families, who were included in the inclusion criteria of the study, were reached through the institution. 62 people were included in the study as a result of the foresights made due to the intensity of their online classes due to the Covid- 19 pandemic, and their inability to volunteer for the subject of the research (they are ashamed and do not want to discuss it as a topic to be discussed). . Participants were divided into 31 participants as intervention group and 31 participants as control group by randomization method. The intervention group was divided into 3 groups of 10 and a six-week psychoeducation program lasting 60 minutes once a week was applied. At the end of the training, the intervention and control groups were given a post-test and a follow-up test at the end of the 3rd month.

Conditions

Sexual Health; Adolescent; Physically Disabled; Psychological; Education

Keywords

Adolescent; Sexual health; Psychoeducation; Physically disabled; Sexuality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Differentiation of Attitude Scores Regarding Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Groups

  4 month

• Differentiation of Attitude Scores Regarding Sexuality According to Groups

  4 month

• Differentiation of Attitude Scores Regarding Sexual Behaviors by Groups

  4 month

• Differences in Attitude Scores Regarding Sexual Health and Personal Hygiene by Groups

  4 month

• Differentiation of Attitude Scores Regarding Gender Roles by Group

  4 month

• Differentiation of Attitude Scores Regarding Sexual Abuse by Groups

  4 month

Study Arms (2)

Group-1

EXPERIMENTAL

Interventions applied on Group-1 participants.

Behavioral: Sexual Health Psychoeducation Program

Group-2

NO INTERVENTION

No interventions applied on Group-2 participants.

Interventions

Sexual Health Psychoeducation Program BEHAVIORAL

62 adolescents were included in the study. Adolescents were assigned to intervention and control groups by randomization using simple numbers table. The intervention group was divided into 3 groups of 10 and included in a six-week psychoeducation program that lasted for one hour once a week, and 55 adolescents completed the program. The data on the sociodemographic characteristics of the adolescents constituting the sample were collected with the "Participant Information Form". Data on the effectiveness of the psychoeducation program on sexual health knowledge and attitudes were collected with the "Sexual Health Knowledge and Attitude Inventory" before the psychoeducation, at the end of the training and at the 3rd month of follow-up.

Group-1

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 15 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• To be between the ages of 12-15
• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Not having a situation that prevents verbal communication
• Having and participating in online communication tools (computer, tablet, phone…)

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals with intellectual disabilities who have difficulty understanding and answering the research questions clearly and accurately. Not having online communication tools and not knowing how to participate (computer, tablet, phone…)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Marmara University: lead
• Turkish Spinal Cord Paralysis Association: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Marmara University

Istanbul, Maltepe, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Huurre T, Aro H.The psychosocial well-being of Finnish adolescents with visual impairments versus those with chronic conditions and those with no disabilities. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness.2000;94:625-637.

  BACKGROUND

• Karaca S, Özaltın G. Experience with Structural Group Process: What Does a Group Process Executed with Blind Adolescents Teach?. Journal of Psychiatric Nursing. 2010; 1(2): 77-85.

  BACKGROUND

• Greydanus DE, Pratt HD, Patel DR. Concepts of contraception for adolescent and young adult women with chronic illness and disability. Dis Mon. 2012 May;58(5):258-320. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2012.02.001.

  PMID: 22510362 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sexuality

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sexual Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 21, 2023
• First Posted: February 16, 2023
• Study Start: April 7, 2021
• Primary Completion: July 16, 2021
• Study Completion: October 14, 2021
• Last Updated: February 16, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)