The Effect of a Mobile Game Application on Children With CRF

Akdeniz University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gambling; Child, Only; Disease; Management; Chronic Renal Failure in Children

Treatments: Other: The clinic's routine education program; Device: Mobile game app

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07162220

CRF_2022/04

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a mobile game application developed for children with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) on disease management.

The study was a randomized controlled trial. The study sample consisted of 68 children diagnosed with CRF, including the Mobile application (n:34) and Control group (n:34). In the study, a mobile game was developed for children diagnosed with CRF aged 11-14 years. Data Collection Form, Clinical Parameters Follow-up Form, Information Form on Chronic Renal Failure, Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale for Adolescents, Child's Attitude Toward His/her Disease Scale and Mobile Application Usability Scale were used to collect the data.

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 11 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• (a) 11-14 years old
• (b) Being monitored with a diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Failure
• (c) having the ability to read, write, and understand Turkish
• (d) having a phone/tablet with mobile game download capability
• (e) volunteering to participate in the study
• (f) being willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• (a) having mental, neurological, or communication problems
• (b) being on hemodialysis
• (c) communication, mental or neurological problems
• (d) being on peritoneal dialysis
• (e) having previously attended planned training on CRF

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

Routine application

Other group

Description:

No procedures outside of the clinic's routine were performed on the children in the control group. As part of the clinic's routine education program, information about kidney function, CKD, nutrition, exercise, medications, and stress management is provided verbally by a nephrology clinic nurse in approximately 20 minutes. The Chronic Kidney Disease Information Form, the Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale for Adolescents, and the Child's Attitude Toward Their Own Illness Scale were administered to the children before the education program, after the program, and at the end of the first and third months, and the relevant clinical parameters were measured.

Treatment:

Other: The clinic's routine education program

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

A mobile game application was downloaded onto the phones of the children participating in the study group. Before starting the mobile game, after completing the application, and at the end of the first and third months, the Chronic Kidney Disease Information Form, the Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale for Adolescents, and the Child's Attitude Toward Their Own Illness Scale were administered, and relevant clinical parameters were measured. At the end of the study, the Mobile Application Usability Scale was also administered.

Treatment:

Device: Mobile game app