Mindfulness-based Interventions on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms in Diabetic Patients

Emine Ergin

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2); Depression Chronic; Mindfulness; Anxiety; Stress

Treatments: Other: Mindfullness exercises; Behavioral: Behavioral

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07272304

SBU-EE2025-RCT

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study was conducted at a private hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, as a randomized controlled experimental trial with a pretest-posttest approach. The study included 70 patients in each group, for a total of 140 patients. Necessary institutional and ethical approvals were obtained. Participants were assigned to the experimental and control groups according to a randomization list previously prepared by the researchers. Data collection was conducted online using Google Forms, and interviews were conducted using Zoom. Participant Information Form, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory were used.

Enrollment: 140 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must be 18 years or older and agree to participate in the study.
• Must be cooperative and have no communication problems.
• Must have been diagnosed with diabetes for at least one month.
• Must not have taken or practiced any courses on coping with anxiety, tension, or stress.

Exclusion criteria

• Refusing to participate in the study
• Having communication problems

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindfullness exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

A 30-minute therapy session will be provided online by a therapist certified in mindfullness exercise. Following the session, participants will complete the Participant Information Form, Perceived Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Behavioral

Other: Mindfullness exercises

control group

No Intervention group