The Effect Of The Spiritual Diary In Children

May 11, 2022 updated by: Tugce atak meric, Yeditepe University

The Effect Of The Spiritual Diary On Anxiety and Spiriutal Well-Being In Children Diagnosed With Type1 Diabetes

The research will be carried out in two phases in order to verify the Turkish validity and reliability of the "Feeling Good, Living Life" (FGLL) Scale and to determine the effect of the diary kept using the spiritual writing technique on the anxiety and spiritual well-being level of the children aged 9-12 years who have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. The first phase of the research was carried out methodologically in Kartal Yavuz Selim Secondary School and Kartal Borsa Imam Hatip Secondary School in Kartal District of Istanbul Province between November-December 2021 for the Turkish validity and reliability study of the FGLL Scale. It has been determined that FGLL can be used as a valid and reliable tool for children aged 9-12 in Turkish society. In the second phase of the study, it was decided to conduct it at Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital in order to reach children between the ages of 9 and 12 who were diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, and necessary permissions were obtained from the institutions. Istanbul/Kartal Dr. Sample calculations were made with the G*Power 3.1 program in children diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, who applied to the Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Outpatient Clinic. It was calculated that a total of 89 people in three groups, 28/30 people in the groups, should be reached (n=89). The data in the second phase of the study were "Introductory Information Form for Children Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes", "Feeling Good-Living Life Scale" and "State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children", "What Did You Feel Today? Spiritual Diary" and "What Did You Do Today?Diary" It will be obtained through.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Age range of 9-12, Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at least one year ago, Having no other physiological or psychological diseases, No mental disability Does not use psychoactive drugs, Speaking and understanding Turkish, Able to read and write Parents who volunteer their child to participate in the research and sign the consent form, Children in good physical condition were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

Age range not 9-12, Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes for less than a year, Having other physiological and psychological diseases, Mentally disabled, Using psychoactive drugs, Can't speak or understand Turkish, illiterate, Parents who do not volunteer for the child to participate in the research, Children who were not in good physical time and had pain were not included in the study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

89

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

      • İstanbul, Turkey, 34353
        • Bahcesehir university

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

9 years to 12 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age range of 9-12,
  • Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at least one year ago,
  • Having no other physiological or psychological diseases,
  • No mental disability
  • Does not use psychoactive drugs,
  • Speaking and understanding Turkish,
  • Able to read and write
  • Parents who volunteer their child to participate in the research and sign the consent form,
  • Children in good physical condition were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age range not 9-12,
  • Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes for less than a year,
  • Having other physiological and psychological diseases,
  • Mentally disabled,
  • Using psychoactive drugs,
  • Can't speak or understand Turkish,
  • illiterate,
  • Parents who do not volunteer for the child to participate in the research,
  • Children who were not in good physical time and had pain were not included in the study.

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: Screening
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Group
Experimental: Spiritual Diary Group
-What did you feel today? Spiritual Diary: According to the randomization, the participants in Cluster 1 were asked to write their bad/good memories about the four elements (self, others/family, nature, God/God) in John Fisher's Four Domains model, ask family, others, and God/ God was asked to write down his wishes and wishes, and the child in this group generally wrote the question "What did I feel today?" in his diary.
spiritual diary group and diary gruop will write a diary
Other Names:
  • writing a diary
Experimental: Diary Group
What Did You Do Today? Diary: According to randomization, the children in the Cluster 2 group were asked to write down their daily activities and activities (eating, watching TV, time spent with their friends at school, etc.) and the children in this group were asked to generally ask, "What did I do today?" answered the question.
spiritual diary group and diary gruop will write a diary
Other Names:
  • writing a diary

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Spritual well-being
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Children's spiritual well-being will be evaluated with Feeling Good Living Life Scale
4 weeks
Anxiety
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Chilren's anxiety level will be evaluated with State-trait Anxiety Invetory for Children
4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 31, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 21, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 11, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

May 17, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 17, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 11, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

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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