The Transtheoretical Model For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Individual counselling program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04471012

205-84

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of this study was to investigate the impact of individual counseling programs which has been designed from the Transtheoretical Model (TM) suggesting a healthy diet and physical activity for the students diagnosed with PCOS in the management of their syndrome. The data for the analysis was drawn from a sample of 854 students at first and a totally of 67 students were administered the scales. The control (N=33) and experimental groups (N=34) were formed based on a simple randomization technique.

Enrollment: 67 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 19 to 24 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• voluntary participation
• absence of sexual activity
• belonging to the age group of 19-24
• absence of chronic diseases
• absence of any physical disability and a lack of mental disorders.

Exclusion criteria

• being on medicine
• scores of above 18.5 and below 30 on the Body Mass Index (BMI)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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67 participants in 2 patient groups

Individual counselling program

Experimental group

Description:

An individual counseling program that was based on TM and included motivational interview techniques was given to the experimental group which involved general information about the importance of weight control, healthy diet, and exercise. The experimental group was given a Benefits of Healthy Diet and Physical Activity in PCOS Training Booklet during their first counseling session.

Treatment:

Other: Individual counselling program

Standard Care

No Intervention group

Description:

The progress of the participants in the control group was tracked routinely without any specific implementation. At the end of the study, the control group was also given the same booklet.