The Stress Management Training Provided to Obese Women

March 15, 2022 updated by: Sukran Ertekin Pinar, Cumhuriyet University

Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Health Sciences

Introduction: Obesity, which is an important public healthcare issue, can affect women's physical, mental, social health, stress level, and coping negatively.

Aim: The present study was conducted to determine the effects of stress management training provided to obese women on eating attitudes, stress, and coping with stress.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Methods: The sampling of the randomized controlled experimental study based on the pre-test and post-test model consisted of 70 women (experimental = 35; control = 35) with a Body Mass Index ≥30, who applied to a Community Healthcare Center Obesity Unit in primary care in Turkey. The data were collected by using Personal Information Form, Perceived Stress Scale, Stress Coping Styles Scale, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, and height-weight measurements.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

70

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Sivas, Turkey, 58140
        • Sukran Ertekin Pinar

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

23 years to 66 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women who lived in the city center,
  • Body Mass Index ≥30,
  • Having no perception and communication problems and being able to answer questions,
  • Women who volunteered to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Being a man
  • Non-obese women and those with a body mass index below 30
  • Those with communication problems
  • Those who do not live in the city center

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group
The BMI (kg/m2) was calculated by measuring the height and weight of the women in the experimental groups. Then, the women in the experimental group were provided with stress management training to help cope with stress conditions, how to use positive coping in conditions in case of stress and tension. In terms of the reliability of the training, each woman was interviewed face-to-face, which lasted for 30-40 minutes.
Other: The stress management training
The women in the experimental group were provided with stress management training to help cope with stress conditions how to use positive coping in conditions in case of stress and tension.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Perceived Stress Scale
Time Frame: 10 months
The scale consisted of 10 items, scored between 1-5 and the total score is calculated between 10-50. As the score increases, the stress level also increases.
10 months
Styles of Coping with Stress Inventory
Time Frame: 10 months
The scale, which consists of a total of 30 items, is scored between 0-3. The scores of each sub-dimension are calculated separately, the total score is not calculated.
10 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cumhuriyet University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sukran Ertekin Pinar, Cumhuriyet University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 30, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

October 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 3, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 15, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

March 16, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 16, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 15, 2022

Last Verified

March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TR SIVAS 01

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

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