The Effect of the Nursing Intervention Program on Adolescent Problematic Internet Users

NCT06302894 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: BAIBU-SBF-EC-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this study; The effect of the nursing intervention program (education enriched with web 2.0 tools based on the Health Belief Model) on problematic internet use, loneliness and family harmony in adolescents who use the internet with problems will be determined.

Conditions

Internet Addiction Disorder

Keywords

Family Cohesion Scale; Internet Addiction Scale; Loneliness Scale for Children

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Internet Addiction Scale

  In the first stage, pre-measurement will be applied to all students in the sample. In the first stage, students who score between 50-79 (risky internet use behavior / limited symptoms) on the Internet Addiction Scale of secondary school students will be determined.

  5 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Internet addiction scale, family harmony scale and loneliness scale for children will be applied to the control group after 6 weeks without any intervention.

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

In order to reduce problematic internet use and protect the experimental group from addiction, different online applications and trainings based on the Health Belief Model, enriched with web 2.0 technologies, will be provided and followed every week (6 weeks in total). At the end of 6 weeks, the internet addiction scale, family harmony scale and loneliness scale for children will be administered.

Behavioral: Self-sufficiency

Interventions

Self-sufficiency BEHAVIORAL

Rewarding positive behavior and developing alternative behaviors towards obstacles such as feeling restless, depressed or angry if internet use is reduced or controlled.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Being a secondary school student,
• Agreeing to participate in the research,
• Being open to communication and cooperation,
• Can use web 2.0 tools via smartphone or computer

You may not qualify if:

• \- Having a score of less than 50 points and above 79 points on the Internet addiction scale.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Abant Izzet Baysal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Health Sciences

Bolu, 14300, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Internet Addiction Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Technology Addiction; Behavior, Addictive; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Eda Ceker, Lecturer

  Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Health Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 1, 2024
• First Posted: March 12, 2024
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2024
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: March 12, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)