The Stress Management Training Provided to Obese Women

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Introduction: Obesity, which is an important public healthcare issue, can affect women's physical, mental, social health, stress level, and coping negatively. Aim: The present study was conducted to determine the effects of stress management training provided to obese women on eating attitudes, stress, and coping with stress.

Detailed Description
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Methods: The sampling of the randomized controlled experimental study based on the pre-test and post-test model consisted of 70 women (experimental = 35; control = 35) with a Body Mass Index ≥30, who applied to a Community Healthcare Center Obesity Unit in primary care in Turkey. The data were collected by using Personal Information Form, Perceived Stress Scale, Stress Coping Styles Scale, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, and height-weight measurements.

Official Title
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Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Health Sciences

Conditions
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Obese Women, Stress, Training

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: The stress management training


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Women who lived in the city center, Body Mass Index ≥30, Having no perception and communication problems and being able to answer questions, Women who volunteered to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: Being a man Non-obese women and those with a body mass index below 30 Those with communication problems Those who do not live in the city center

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 23 Years
Maximum Age: 66 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Experimental group<br>The BMI (kg/m2) was calculated by measuring the height and weight of the women in the experimental groups. Then, the women in the experimental group were provided with stress management training to help cope with stress conditions, how to use positive coping in conditions in case of stress and tension. In terms of the reliability of the training, each woman was interviewed face-to-face, which lasted for 30-40 minutes. | Other: The stress management training<br>* The women in the experimental group were provided with stress management training to help cope with stress conditions how to use positive coping in conditions in case of stress and tension.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Perceived Stress Scale | The scale consisted of 10 items, scored between 1-5 and the total score is calculated between 10-50. As the score increases, the stress level also increases. | 10 months | 
| Styles of Coping with Stress Inventory | The scale, which consists of a total of 30 items, is scored between 0-3. The scores of each sub-dimension are calculated separately, the total score is not calculated. | 10 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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women, obesity, stress, stress management training, eating attitude