Clinical trial NCT05687227: Online Education and Counseling Regarding Gynecological Examination
Official title: The Effect on Women's Attitude and Anxiety Levels Regarding Gynecological Examination of Online Education and Counseling
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Gynecological Disease
Keywords: gynecological examination
attitude
anxiety
online
education
counseling
Lead sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-01-18
Enrollment: 100
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: This research was carried out to determine the effect of online education and counseling on women's attitudes and anxiety levels regarding gynecological examination.

The research is a pre-test-post-test, randomized controlled experimental study.

Detailed description: The research is a pre-test-post-test, randomized controlled experimental study. Simple randomization method was used to assign the participants to the groups. The sample consisted of a total of 100 women (experimental group: 50 women and control group: 50 women). The study was carried out with women who applied to Aydın Adnan Menderes University Application and Research Hospital, Gynecology Clinic, Gynecology Outpatient Clinic and met the study criteria.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Applying to Aydın Adnan Menderes University Application and Research Hospital, Gynecology Clinic, Gynecology Clinic,
* Coming to the examination within the first 3 months after the examination,
* Internet access,
* Having a Whatsapp or e-mail address,
* Able to read and write,
* Able to speak and understand Turkish,
* Women in the 18-50 age group are included.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a communication (speech, hearing, etc.) disability,
* Having any psychological illness,
* Pregnant and postpartum,
* Diagnosed with cancer,
* Women who received infertility diagnosis and treatment were excluded.

Primary outcomes:
measure: A pre-test was applied to 100 women constituting the sample of the study.
timeFrame: up to 9 months.
measure: The State and Trait Anxiety Inventory was applied to 100 women constituting the sample of the study.
timeFrame: up to 9 months.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The posttest was applied to 68 people who were pretested within the first 3 months after the pretest was applied.
timeFrame: The pre-test implementation phase was completed in 9 months. This process took a total of 1 year, since the last test was applied to the last participants within the 3rd month.
measure: The State and Trait Anxiety Inventory was applied to 68 people who were pretested within the first 3 months after the pretest was applied.
timeFrame: The pre-test implementation phase was completed in 9 months. This process took a total of 1 year, since the last test was applied to the last participants within the 3rd month.
Other outcomes:
measure: Filling in the second post-test questionnaire online in the 6th month after both groups filled out the pre-test questionnaire.
timeFrame: Since the second posttest form was 3 months after the first posttest form (6 months after the pretest questionnaire), this process was completed in the 15th month from the beginning of the study in total.
measure: The State and Trait Anxiety Inventory was administered again in the 6th month to 68 people who were posttested in the first 3 months.
timeFrame: Since the second posttest form was 3 months after the first posttest form (6 months after the pretest questionnaire), this process was completed in the 15th month from the beginning of the study in total.
Locations:
city: Aydın
country: Turkey
facility: Aydın Adnan Menderes University Application and Research Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: belma.toptas@adu.edu.tr
name: BELMA TOPTAŞ ACAR, Res.assist
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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