The Effect of the Self-Care Support Program on Women with Endometriosis

Marmara University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Quality of Life; Endometriosis; Depression; Anxiety; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Endometriosis Self-care Support Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05861739

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Details and patient eligibility

About

This study, was aimed to evaluate the effect of self-care support program (self-care training in endometriosis + motivational interview) applied to women with endometriosis on quality of life, self-care behaviors, depression, anxiety and stress levels.

Full description

This study is a randomized controlled experimental study conducted to evaluate the effect of self-care support program applied to women with endometriosis on quality of life, self-care behaviors, depression, anxiety and stress levels.The research was carried out with the participation of two groups. Endometriosis Self-care Support program-ESSP (intervention group) will be applied to one of the groups, while the other group (control group) will receive standard treatment within the scope of the hospital protocol. Then, women's quality of life, self-care behaviors, depression, anxiety and stress levels will be evaluated.

Enrollment: 58 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 49 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Reproductive age (between 18-49 years old),
• Diagnosed with endometriosis (symptomatic patients),
• Having no medical or gynecological problems other than endometriosis,
• Literate,
• Mobile phone user,
• Non-pregnant,
• No communication barrier
• Not diagnosed with a psychiatric illness,
• Who volunteered to participate in the research,
• Women who can speak and understand Turkish will be included.

Exclusion criteria

• Who could not attend any session of ESSP (only in the intervention group),
• Filling the data collection forms incompletely,
• Pregnant at the time of the study and
• Women who have been hospitalized and/or had surgical operations for gynecological and medical reasons will be excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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58 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Endometriosis Self Care Support Program (Endometriosis Training and Motivational Interview) will be applied to the women in the intervention group.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Endometriosis Self-care Support Program

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Women in the control group will receive standard treatment. Training and motivational interviewing will not be applied.