NCT05073289

Sandplay Activity in Psychiatry Clinic (SAPC)

EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF" SANDPLAY ACTIVITY " ON ANXIETY AND WELL-BEING IN PATIENTS IN A PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (actual)
• Sponsor: Akdeniz University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This research was conducted to examine the effect of sandplay activity on anxiety and well-being levels in patients in psychiatric clinics. The research was carried out in Isparta Süleyman Demirel University Psychiatric Clinic as a single-blind randomized controlled experimental study in the pre-test, final-test order between 2020-2021. Ethical permission was obtained from the Clinical Research Ethics Committee and application permission from the institution for pre-research. 63 patients (intervention-32 and control-31) selected by block randomization method formed the universe of the study. No intervention was applied to the control group. A preliminary test and a final test were performed two days apart, one hour apart on the first and fourth days. Two sessions of sandplay activity were applied to the intervention group with a decongest of two days, and each session was pre-tested. The data was collected using "The Personal Information Form", "The Spielberger Status Anxiety" inventory, and "Well-Being Star Scale" and also data showed normal distribution. In statistical analysis, T-Test, Chi-Square Test, pearson correlation test was used dependent and independent groups. For the purpose of the research, the hypotheses of the research are as follows:: 1. Hypothesis (H1): after intervention, anxiety levels of patients who underwent sandplay activity (in a psychiatric clinic) are lower than in the control grouproup 2. Hypothesis (H1): after intervention the level of well-being of patients undergoing sand play activity (in a psychiatric clinic) is higher than that of the control group. 3. Hypothesis (H1): there is a negative correlation between the level of anxiety and the level of well-being in psychiatric clinics who sandplay activity is practiced and not practiced. This research is Turkish language.

Conditions

• Sandplay Therapy
• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Sandplay activity	The sandplay in psychiatric care, with a creative and fun approach, makes it easier for patients to verbally express their personal life stories and feelings in a safe environment, individually or as a group.
OTHER	Routine Care	Routine care is the care given to the control group by the nurse to the patients in the psychiatry clinic.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-02-27
• Primary completion: 2021-04-02
• Completion: 2021-04-02
• First posted: 2021-10-11
• Last updated: 2021-10-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)