The Effect of Virtual Reality-Based Video and Benson Relaxation Exercise Applied to Palliative Care Providers on Sleep Quality, Fitness and General Well-Being

NCT06941207 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 2 other identifiers: ATAÜNİ-SBE-AS-01ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The research will be conducted to evaluate the effects of Virtual Reality-Based Video and Benson Relaxation Exercise Applied to Palliative Care Providers on Sleep Quality, Fitness and General Well-Being. In the Palliative Care Center; The palliative patient group will be comprised of individuals aged 18 and over who provide care. The population of the research consists of 210 people. Individuals will be distributed to the virtual reality video experimental group (30), Benson relaxation exercise experimental group (30) and control (30) groups by simple randomization method. Personal Information Form, Sleep Quality Index, Subjective Wellness Scale and General Well-Being Scale will be used to collect research data. Personal information form, Sleep Quality Index, Subjective Well-Being Scale and General Well-Being Scale will be administered to the caregivers in both the experimental group and the control group by the researcher using face-to-face interview technique (pre-test). The caregivers, the first group in the experimental group, will be shown a total of 8 sessions of virtual reality-based videos (nature, forest walks and city tours, etc.) for an average of 30 minutes, twice a week for 4 weeks. The caregivers, who are the second group in the experimental group, will have a total of 8 sessions of Benson relaxation exercises for 20-25 minutes, twice a week for 4 weeks. No intervention will be made to the caregivers in the control group. At the end of the sessions, Sleep Quality Index, Subjective Well-Being Scale and General Well-Being Scale (post-test) will be applied to the experimental and control groups. The basic question it aims to answer is: Do virtual reality-based video and BENSON relaxation exercises applied to palliative care givers affect sleep quality, vitality and general well-being?

Conditions

Palliative Care; Relaxation Therapy; Caregiver

Keywords

palliative care; benson relaxation exercise; virtual reality; sleep quality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

  PSQI, developed by Buysse et al. (1989) and validated and reliable in Turkish by Ağargün (1996), is a self-report-based assessment tool that provides information about sleep quality and the type and severity of sleep disorders in the last month.

  1 month

• subjective fitness scale

  Subjective Wellness Scale (SWS) is a scale developed by Ryan and Frederick in 1997. The adaptation of the scale to Turkish and its validity and reliability studies were conducted by Uysal et al. (2014). ESS is a self-report measuring tool consisting of 7 items and on a 7-point Likert scale (1 strongly disagree - 7 strongly agree).

  1 month

• General Well-Being Scale Short Form

  The General Well-Being Scale, developed by Longo et al. (2018) and adapted into Turkish by Odacı et al. (2021), consists of 14 items that aim to measure the person's affect and satisfaction level with his life. Within the scope of the validity studies of the scale, confirmatory factor analysis, correlational analysis and independent samples t test were performed. According to the results of the factor analysis, it was confirmed that the scale had a single-factor structure. As a result of the criterion-related validity analysis, a significant positive relationship was detected between the participants' general well-being levels and positive affect, their life satisfaction and their needs satisfaction; A significant negative relationship was detected between negative emotions and negative emotions.

  1 month

Study Arms (3)

virtual reality video viewing group

EXPERIMENTAL

The first group in the experimental group, the virtual reality video group, caregivers, will be shown a total of 8 sessions of virtual reality-based videos (nature, forest walk and city tour, etc.) for an average of 30 minutes, twice a week for 4 weeks.

Behavioral: virtual reality video viewing group

The group to which Benson relaxation exercise will be applied

EXPERIMENTAL

The second group in the experimental group, the caregivers, will have a total of 8 sessions of Benson relaxation exercises for 20-25 minutes, twice a week for 4 weeks.

Behavioral: benson relaxation exercise group

control group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention will be made to the caregivers in the control group.

Interventions

virtual reality video viewing group BEHAVIORAL

The caregivers, the first group in the experimental group, will be shown a total of 8 sessions of virtual reality-based videos (nature, forest walks and city tours, etc.) for an average of 30 minutes, twice a week for 4 weeks.

virtual reality video viewing group

benson relaxation exercise group BEHAVIORAL

The second group in the experimental group, the caregivers, will have a total of 8 sessions of Benson relaxation exercises for 20-25 minutes, twice a week for 4 weeks.

The group to which Benson relaxation exercise will be applied

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Being literate,
• Being over the age of 18,
• Having sufficient communication skills to answer oral and written questions and follow instructions,
• Being a palliative care provider for at least 6 months
• Does not have visual/verbal/auditory communication difficulties that would prevent understanding the information presented and expressing the answers correctly,
• Being a caregiver who can communicate in Turkish
• Not having severe vision problems

You may not qualify if:

• Sleep Quality Index score of 4 or less
• Being over 65 years old
• Palliative care providers who leave the study voluntarily
• Presence of chronic disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ataturk University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 10, 2025
• First Posted: April 23, 2025
• Study Start: May 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2026
• Study Completion: January 1, 2026
• Last Updated: April 23, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04