Clinical trial NCT06357078: Art Therapy and Caregivers Stress
Official title: The Effect of Art Therapy in Reducing Stress and Anxiety of Caregivers
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Caregiver Stress Syndrome
Lead sponsor: Amasya University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-04-10
Enrollment: 43
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This research will be conducted to determine the effect of art therapy on the stress, anxiety and well-being of caregivers in the palliative care service.

Detailed description: Introduction and aim: Evidence for the use of art in health promotion has been increasing in recent years. However, in the literature review, no study was found in our country examining the effect of art therapy on caregivers. In palliative care, the management of psychological problems such as stress and anxiety that caregivers frequently experience is very important for the health and quality of life of both the patient and the caregiver. Accordingly, this research will be conducted to determine the effect of art therapy on the stress, anxiety and well-being of caregivers in the palliative care service.

Methods: The research will be carried out as a randomized controlled experimental study in the palliative care unit of a training and research hospital. A distress thermometer will be applied to individuals who are primary caregivers of patients hospitalized in the palliative care unit, and caregivers with a stress score of 4 and above will be included in the sample. The block randomization method will be used in assigning the individuals included in the sample to the art therapy and control groups. Caregivers in the art therapy group will be given art therapy practices, lasting approximately 45 minutes-1 hour, twice a week for 4 weeks. Visual and handicraft practices (painting work, collage work, mandala work, painting with felt, clay work, painting and storytelling) are done in art therapy activities that will last for 4 weeks, and it is aimed to develop personal and emotional awareness, reduce stress and increase general well-being. Research data will be collected using Descriptive Information Form, Distress Thermometer, State Anxiety Inventory and Personal Well-Being Scale.

Conclusions: It is thought that this study will increase attention to art therapy, improve stress and anxiety levels in caregivers, and strengthen current and future research in art therapy and nursing research. Given the key role caregivers play in palliative care, it is important to support caregivers as a necessity for holistic and comprehensive health care services

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* The age of 18 and over,
* Must be able to read and speak Turkish
* Care givers of patients hospitalized in palliative care clinics,
* Has a distress score of 4 or above,
* Does not have any sensory or cognitive health problems that would prevent communication,
* Must agree to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* No primary caregiver role
* Has a physical disability to perform artistic practices,

Primary outcomes:
measure: Distress Thermometer
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: The State Anxiety Inventory
timeFrame: 4 weeks
measure: Personal Well-Being Index
timeFrame: 4 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Amasya
country: Turkey
facility: Neşe Uysal
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