Effects of Education on Stigma and Quality of Life in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes

Izmir Katip Celebi University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Quality of Life (QOL); Diabetes Mellitus, Type I; Stigma

Treatments: Other: Psychoeducation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06850441

IzmirKCU-SBF-EMS-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This clinical trial aimed to examine the effects of anti-stigma psychoeducation based on the Roy Adaptation Model on stigma and quality of life in individuals with Type 1 Diabetes.The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does anti-stigma psychoeducation reduce stigma of individuals diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes?
2. Does anti-stigma psychoeducation improve the quality of life of individuals diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes?

Researchers will compare the group that did not receive stigma prevention psychoeducation with those that did.

Participants will receive 7 sessions of the psychoeducation once a week. An evaluation session will be administered 3 months after the psychoeducation.

Researchers will assess all participants' stigma and quality of life before, after and 3 months after the psychoeducation.

Full description

Individuals who were diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at least 6 months ago, are between the ages of 18-75, and can speak and understand the language spoken will be included in the study. Individuals with hearing and visual impairments and those diagnosed with mental retardation will not be included in the study. Participants will be assigned to the intervention and control groups by the statistician through randomization. Each group will consist of 18 people.

Stigma prevention psychoeducation will be applied to the intervention group. This psychoeducation will be conducted as a group education. No intervention will be applied to the control group.

The researcher will evaluate the stigma and quality of life of the intervention and control groups before, after and 3 months after the education. pre-test and post-test and 3-month follow-up Group psychoeducation will be applied to the participants in the intervention group once a week. After the education, they will be evaluated according to the nursing outcome criteria

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at least 6 months ago,
• Being between the ages of 18 and 75,
• Speaking and understanding Turkish,

Exclusion criteria

• Having hearing and vision impairment
• Being diagnosed with mental retardation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Psychoeducation Group

Experimental group

Description:

The education is a group psychoeducation. Education methods such as role-play, discussion, demonstration, and narration will be applied. The education will be held once a week and will be completed in 7 weeks. Psychoeducation topics include adaptation to stigma in type 1 diabetes, coping, diabetes management, social life, self-esteem, roles in life and impact on life. Concepts such as stigma, blame, judgment, discrimination, shame and stereotyped thoughts will be included.

Treatment:

Other: Psychoeducation

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention