Effect of Simulation on Emotional Expression and Perceived Family Burden of Caregivers

Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Schizophrenia; Caregiver Burden; Expressed Emotion

Treatments: Other: Auditory Hallucination Based Voice Hearing Simulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06723977

ESOGÜ-SBE-FGS-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Auditory Hallucination Based Voice Hearing Simulation on the emotional expression and perceived family burden of caregivers of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Full description

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Auditory Hallucination Based Voice Hearing Simulation on the emotional expression and perceived family burden of caregivers of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Method: This study was designed in a pre-test - post-test, randomized controlled design. The study was conducted with 20 caregivers in the intervention group and 20 caregivers of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia in the control group. Data were collected between March 2023 and October 2023 using the Emotional Expression Scale and Perceived Family Burden Scale. Auditory Hallucination Based Voice Hearing Simulation was applied to the intervention group. This sound recording is three-dimensional. While the audio recording is played to the caregivers; Users were asked to complete two tasks, each lasting 10 minutes. The tasks were carried out under the guidance prepared by the researchers. In the control group, the routine practices of the clinic continued.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having been living with an individual diagnosed with schizophrenia for at least one year.
• Being primarily responsible for the care of the individual diagnosed with schizophrenia,
• Being between the ages of 18-65,
• Being literate,
• Speaking Turkish,
• Volunteering to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Having a physical disability to perform the assigned tasks,
• Having any health problem related to hearing ability,
• Having any mental illness,
• Having received 2 or more points from the General Health Questionnaire-12.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Auditory Hallucination Based Voice Hearing Simulation application was applied to the intervention group and an information brochure was given. Auditory Hallucination Based Voice Hearing Simulation was applied only once to caregivers of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. The application took an average of 45 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Auditory Hallucination Based Voice Hearing Simulation

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group continued the routine practices of the clinic and was given an information brochure.