The Effect Of The Spiritual Diary In Children
Condition: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
MeSH terms: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The research will be carried out in two phases in order to verify the Turkish validity and
      reliability of the "Feeling Good, Living Life" (FGLL) Scale and to determine the effect of
      the diary kept using the spiritual writing technique on the anxiety and spiritual well-being
      level of the children aged 9-12 years who have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. The first
      phase of the research was carried out methodologically in Kartal Yavuz Selim Secondary School
      and Kartal Borsa Imam Hatip Secondary School in Kartal District of Istanbul Province between
      November-December 2021 for the Turkish validity and reliability study of the FGLL Scale. It
      has been determined that FGLL can be used as a valid and reliable tool for children aged 9-12
      in Turkish society. In the second phase of the study, it was decided to conduct it at Kartal
      Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital in order to reach children between the ages of 9 and 12 who
      were diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, and necessary permissions were obtained from the
      institutions. Istanbul/Kartal Dr. Sample calculations were made with the G*Power 3.1 program
      in children diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, who applied to the Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital
      Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Outpatient Clinic. It was calculated that a
      total of 89 people in three groups, 28/30 people in the groups, should be reached (n=89). The
      data in the second phase of the study were "Introductory Information Form for Children
      Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes", "Feeling Good-Living Life Scale" and "State-Trait Anxiety
      Inventory for Children", "What Did You Feel Today? Spiritual Diary" and "What Did You Do
      Today?Diary" It will be obtained through.
    

Detailed description: 
      Inclusion Criteria:

      Age range of 9-12, Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at least one year ago, Having no other
      physiological or psychological diseases, No mental disability Does not use psychoactive
      drugs, Speaking and understanding Turkish, Able to read and write Parents who volunteer their
      child to participate in the research and sign the consent form, Children in good physical
      condition were included in the study.

      Exclusion Criteria:

      Age range not 9-12, Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes for less than a year, Having other
      physiological and psychological diseases, Mentally disabled, Using psychoactive drugs, Can't
      speak or understand Turkish, illiterate, Parents who do not volunteer for the child to
      participate in the research, Children who were not in good physical time and had pain were
      not included in the study.
    

Intervention name(s): Diary
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): spiritual diary group and diary gruop will write a diary
Other intervention name(s): writing a diary
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: There will be three groups in the study. Spiritual Diary Group will be asked to keep a spiritual diary "What Did You Feel Today? The children in Diary Gruop will be asked to keep a diary of "What did You do today? 3 days a week for 4 weeks, and Control Group will be the control group.
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Screening
Keywords: spirituality; children; anxiety