Mobile and Web-Based Healing Program on University Students Affected by Earthquakes

NCT06439030 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: FiratU-PSOYLAR-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This research is a randomized controlled study that will be conducted in an online environment. The study comprises five stages. The first stage, PREPARATION, involves obtaining ethical approval and permissions from universities, preparing data collection tools, and identifying scholarship recipients. The second stage is the development of the MOBILE AND WEB-BASED application. The third stage is the SITUATION ASSESSMENT stage. In this stage, the post-earthquake trauma level, coping skill level, emotional eating levels, and the status of healthy lifestyle behavior of students enrolled in the Nursing Departments of firat University, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, and Ankara University will be determined using one of the quantitative data collection tools, PETLDS (Objectives 1, 2, 3, and 4). The fourth stage is the INTERVENTION stage, where the prepared training and applications will be implemented within the program (Objectives 5, 6, 7, and 8). The fifth stage is the EVALUATION stage, involving the collection of final test data and analysis.

Conditions

Trauma; Stress

Keywords

earthquake; Post-traumatic stress; Psychosocial support

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Post-Earthquake Trauma Level Determination Scale (PETLDS)

  The scale developed by Tanhan and Kayri (2013) to quickly and easily evaluate PTSD symptoms in individuals, especially after the earthquake, consists of 20 items and 5 dimensions. These dimensions are Behavioral Problems, Excitatory Limitation, Affective, Cognitive Configuration and Sleep Problems. There are five-point Likert style expressions such as "I strongly disagree", "I slightly agree", "I moderately agree", "I strongly agree" and "I completely agree". Items 11 and 12 are reverse scored. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 20 and the highest score is 100. Cronbach's alpha of the scale was found to be 0.87. Increasing scores from the scale indicate that individuals' level of exposure to earthquakes increases (Tanhan and Kayri, 2013).

  At the end of week 1

• Post-Earthquake Trauma Level Determination Scale (PETLDS)

  The scale developed by Tanhan and Kayri (2013) to quickly and easily evaluate PTSD symptoms in individuals, especially after the earthquake, consists of 20 items and 5 dimensions. These dimensions are Behavioral Problems, Excitatory Limitation, Affective, Cognitive Configuration and Sleep Problems. There are five-point Likert style expressions such as "I strongly disagree", "I slightly agree", "I moderately agree", "I strongly agree" and "I completely agree". Items 11 and 12 are reverse scored. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 20 and the highest score is 100. Cronbach's alpha of the scale was found to be 0.87. Increasing scores from the scale indicate that individuals' level of exposure to earthquakes increases (Tanhan and Kayri, 2013).

  At the end of week 12

• Earthquake Stress Coping Strategies Scale (ESCSS)

  The scale, consisting of 16 items and 3 sub-dimensions, was developed by Yöndem and Eren (2008).

  At the end of week 1

• Earthquake Stress Coping Strategies Scale (ESCSS)

  The scale, consisting of 16 items and 3 sub-dimensions, was developed by Yöndem and Eren (2008).

  At the end of week 12

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Health Lifestyle Behavior Scale

  At the end of week 1

• Health Lifestyle Behavior Scale

  At the end of week 12

• Emotional Eating Scale:

  At the end of week 1

• Emotional Eating Scale:

  At the end of week 12

Study Arms (2)

Recovery group

EXPERIMENTAL

This is the group to which the interventions in the recovery program are applied.

Behavioral: Recovery program

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Recovery program BEHAVIORAL

The practices included in the program are: Cinema Film Screening and Emotion/Thought Sharing, Laughter Yoga Practice, Stress Coping Techniques Training, Progressive Relaxation, Loss/Mourning Process Training, Expressive Art Therapy Practice, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Training.

Recovery group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 28 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Continuing education at all three universities where the research will be conducted
• The score obtained from the Post-Earthquake Trauma Level Determination Scale must be higher than the threshold value (52.38±5.05).

You may not qualify if:

• Students who have an existing psychiatric diagnosis and are in their final year will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Firat University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Central Study Contacts

pınar soylar

CONTACT

05053124192; psoylar@firat.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor, Head of Nursing Department

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2024
• First Posted: June 3, 2024
• Study Start: August 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2025
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: June 3, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share