The Effect of Motivational Interviews on the Digital Game Addiction Levels of Nursing Students

September 4, 2023 updated by: Fidan Balkaya

The Effect of Motivational Interviews Based on Change Stages on the Digital Game Addiction Levels of Nursing Students

The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of motivational interviewing based on change stages on digital game addiction. This study will be conducted with a total of 72 individuals assigned by a randomization site from all nursing students who study at Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Health Sciences, voluntarily participated in the study, and were found to be digital game addicts. These individuals will be equally distributed to the intervention and control groups. Personal Information Form, Stages of Change Questionnaire and Digital Game Addiction Scale will be distributed to individuals to answer. The obtained data will be analyzed statistically.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of motivational interviewing based on change stages on digital game addiction. This study will be conducted with a total of 72 individuals assigned by a randomization site from all nursing students who study at Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Health Sciences, voluntarily participated in the study, and were found to be digital game addicts. These individuals will be equally distributed to the intervention and control groups. Each group will contain 36 participants. the participants in intervention group will take motivational interventions while the individuals who have digital game addiction in control group will not take this application. Personal Information Form, Stages of Change Questionnaire and Digital Game Addiction Scale will be distributed to individuals to answer. The obtained data will be analyzed statistically.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

72

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
    • Center
      • Sivas, Center, Turkey, 58000
        • Sivas Cumhuriyet University
      • Sivas, Center, Turkey, 5800
        • Sivas Cumhuriyet 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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Nursing students who:

  • agree to participate in the study
  • are over 18 years
  • have game addiction
  • agree to participate in the negotiations

Exclusion Criteria:

Individuals who:

  • do not agree to participate 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: Other
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Motivational interview group
Motivational interviews will be held to the participants with digital game addiction in this group.
Behavioral: Motivational interview in digital game addiction
Motivational interviewing, which is a technique developed by William Miller that aims to change behavior by revealing the contradiction of problematic behavior with the value judgments of the person and creating motivation by the counselor, will be applied to the individuals with digital game addiction.
No Intervention: Control group
This group will be control group and any motivational interviews will not be held to the participants with digital game addiction in this group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Digital Game Addiction Scale
Time Frame: up to three months
The scale has a five-point Likert type, single-factor structure and scores between 1-5 (1=never, 5=always) (range: 7-35). Evaluation is made using monoetic and polyethical diagnoses. According to the monothetic diagnosis, if the person scores three (sometimes) or more on seven of the seven items; According to the polythetic diagnosis, if at least four of the seven items score three (sometimes) or more, it is defined as "game addict".
up to three months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Fidan Balkaya

Investigators

  • Study Director: Semra Zorlu, PhD, 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)

May 22, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 22, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

October 22, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 3, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 11, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

July 14, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 6, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 4, 2023

Last Verified

September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Sivas Cumhuriyet University

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Individual participant data (IPD) will not be available to other researchers, they will be kept secret.

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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