Audiobook Application in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis Treatment

The Effect of Audiobook Application on Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis Treatment

This research will be conducted to evaluate the effects of audio book application on anxiety, depression and quality of life in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Hemodialysis
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: experimental group

Detailed Description

Hemodialysis is an extracorporeal blood purification technique used to remove accumulated metabolic waste products in patients and is a frequently used treatment method in patients with end-stage renal disease.

Although hemodialysis, which is one of the treatment of end-stage renal disease, prolongs life, it can also lead to various psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety and severe stress. Psychological disorders and depression in dialysis patients often manifest as a response to loss of ability to work and earn an income, decreased energy, decreased sexual function, other limitations caused by physical disability, and reduced life expectancy.

Depression is the most common psychopathological condition in patients with end-stage renal disease. The rate of depressive symptoms among dialysis patients is high and its prevalence is up to 43%, and it is stated that it has a significant effect on quality of life. The psychological and somatic effects of depression can complicate the course of the chronic disease.

Reading books is one of the tools to heal mental disorders. Some individuals cannot read on their own due to aging, poor eyesight, or lack of literacy. An audiobook is a recording of a book read by an author, actor, celebrity, or amateur. Audiobooks are recommended for their friendliness, comfort, and emotional impact. Audiobooks are recommended to increase the quality of life of individuals and to protect social health.

This research will be conducted to evaluate the effects of audio book application on anxiety, depression and quality of life in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.

Patient information form, hospital anxiety depression scale, SF-36 quality of life scale will be used to collect research data.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Artvin, Turkey, 08100
    • Hemodialysis units affiliated to Artvin provincial health directorate

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Over 18 years old,
• Receiving hemodialysis treatment for six months or longer,
• Receiving hemodialysis treatment three times a week,
• No problem with the sense of hearing,
• Has no handicap in answering the questions physically and mentally,
• No verbal communication disability (hearing and speaking),
• Can understand Turkish,
• Not having been diagnosed with a mental illness,
• Patients willing to participate in the study will be recruited

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who want to withdraw from the research

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental; audio book will be played	Other: experimental group; audio book app; Other Names: experimental group, audio book app
No Intervention: Control Group; No application will be made

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The effect of audio book application on anxiety and depression in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment	Hospital anxiety and depression scale will be used. The lowest score that patients can get from the scale is 0, and the highest score is 21.	At the end of 4 weeks
The effect of audio book application on quality of life in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.	Short form 36 (SF-36) for quality of life scale will be used.Their scores range from 0-100. Scores are positively oriented. Increasing score indicates better quality of life.	At the end of 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ataturk University
• Collaborators: Artvin Coruh University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Sevgi DEMİR ÇAM, Phd Student, Ataturk University; Study Director: Elanur YILMAZ KARABULUTLU, Prof.Dr., Ataturk University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 20, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 25, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 4, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 8, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): March 10, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 22, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 19, 2022
• Last Verified: November 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Depression; Quality of Life; Anxiety; nurse; Audio book
• Other Study ID Numbers: Sevgi Tez

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No