Acceptance-commitment Therapy-based Psychoeducation for Individuals Experiencing Earthquakes

NCT06536205 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: Hacer.. MustafaKU
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research aims to reduce the stress level of individuals within the scope of acceptance and determination-based psychoeducation, to increase the individual's positive expectations for the future, to increase the sense of hope, which represents the individual's belief in the world and his thoughts that life is worth living, and to increase the individual's adaptation and coping skills after negative situations. It is aimed to increase the defined psychological resilience. The research is planned to be carried out with individuals registered in Bursa-Kütahya container city and Qatar-2 Container city in Hatay Antakya District and who experienced the earthquake centered in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023. The population of the research will consist of individuals who experienced the earthquake registered in Bursa Kütahya container city and Qatar-2 container city. The sample of the research will consist of 40 people living in Bursa Kütahya container city and Qatar-2 container city and agreeing to participate in the research. The experimental group will be composed of 60 people, while 40 people will constitute the control group. In both groups, an introductory information form, Dispositional Hope Scale, The Brief Resilience Scale and Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale will be applied to individuals with face-to-face interview technique and the answers given by the individuals will be recorded. After 8 weeks of acceptance and commitment-based psychoeducation is given to the experimental group, the forms used in the research will be re-administered to both the experimental group and the control group. Follow-up will be done 3 months after the last session of the training. The research will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental. The research is planned between March 2024 and 20 September 2024.

Conditions

Violent Traumatic Event Having Been in an Earthquake (History)

Keywords

earthquake; psychological resilience; hope; stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Acceptance-commitment therapy-based psychoeducation

  Individuals living in container cities and willing to participate in the study were identified. Experimental and control groups were determined among these individuals by randomization method. Training was given to the experimental group.

  2 months

Study Arms (2)

experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

An 8-week training based on acceptance and commitment therapy will be applied to this group.

Behavioral: psychoeducation

control group

NO INTERVENTION

There will be no intervention in this group. Only relevant forms will be filled out.

Interventions

psychoeducation BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation, psychological difficulties or physical diseases; These are structured educational interventions aimed at teaching people about their illness and their emotional responses to the illness, developing coping skills, ensuring compliance with the illness and cooperation with treatment.

experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Being over 18 years of age.
• Being literate.
• Agreeing to participate in the study
• Having experienced the February 06 Turkey-Syria centered earthquake.
• Living in Hatay-Antakya Bursa Kütahya Container City or Qatar-2 container city.
• There is no obstacle to communication.

You may not qualify if:

• Having any mental illness.
• Having any mental or intellectual disorder.
• Illiteracy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mustafa Kemal University: lead
• University of Gaziantep: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Hatay Mustafa Kemal University

Hatay, Antakya, 31060, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Model Details: There is an experimental and a control group in the research.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 31, 2024
• First Posted: August 2, 2024
• Study Start: March 21, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 16, 2024
• Study Completion: August 21, 2024
• Last Updated: August 6, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Locations

TU (1)