Clinical trial NCT05646329: The Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Problematic Internet Use and Loneliness
Official title: The Effect Of Online Individual Motivational Interviewing Applied To Nursing Students On Problematic Internet Use And Loneliness Level
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Problematic Internet Use
Loneliness
Keywords: Motivational Interviewing
Problematic Internet Use
University students
Psychosocial Intervention
Loneliness
Lead sponsor: Gazi University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-12-12
Enrollment: 66
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: In the study, 66 students were taken as sampling, 33 of which were experimental and 33 were control.
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This research will examine the effect of online individual motivational interviewing applied to nursing students on problematic internet use and loneliness. Mixed method will be used in the research.

Detailed description: Problematic internet use is seen as a multidimensional syndrome consisting of cognitive and behavioral symptoms that cause negative social, academic and professional consequences. Problematic internet use to the individual; psychological effects such as eating disorder, depression, sleep disorder, addiction, anxiety, physical effects such as injury, posture disorders, social effects such as lack of social relations and loneliness. Many issues related to problematic internet use are mentioned. However, psychosocial intervention studies to help problematic internet use remain a subject of little research.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Being in the pre-intention or intention stage according to the motivational interview change cycle determination form,
2. Scoring above the problematic internet use scale average,
3. Volunteer to participate in the study,
4. Having no problems with speaking and understanding Turkish

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Having a psychiatric diagnosis
2. Receiving ongoing individual or group counseling
3. Being in the phase of preparation, action or maintenance from the change phases
4. Not wanting to continue research

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change of Problematic Internet Use
timeFrame: baseline, week 3 , 3- month follow up (Pretest-posttest follow-up experimental design)]
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change of Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults
timeFrame: baseline, week 3 , 3- month follow up (Pretest-posttest follow-up experimental design)
Other outcomes:
measure: Participant information form
timeFrame: baseline
measure: Change of Motivational Interview Change Cycle Determination Form
timeFrame: baseline, week 3, 3-month follow up
measure: Online Individual Motivational Interview Evaluation Form-Student
timeFrame: 3-month follow up
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Gazi University
Study officials:
affiliation: elifaltun@gazi.edu.tr
name: Elif Altun
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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