NCT06723977

Effect of Simulation on Emotional Expression and Perceived Family Burden of Caregivers

The Effect of Auditory Hallucination-based Sound Simulation Application That is Listened to by Caregivers of Individuals with Schizophrenia on Their Emotional Expression and Perceived Family Burden

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Eskisehir Osmangazi University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Auditory Hallucination Based Voice Hearing Simulation on the emotional expression and perceived family burden of caregivers of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Detailed description

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Auditory Hallucination Based Voice Hearing Simulation on the emotional expression and perceived family burden of caregivers of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. Method: This study was designed in a pre-test - post-test, randomized controlled design. The study was conducted with 20 caregivers in the intervention group and 20 caregivers of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia in the control group. Data were collected between March 2023 and October 2023 using the Emotional Expression Scale and Perceived Family Burden Scale. Auditory Hallucination Based Voice Hearing Simulation was applied to the intervention group. This sound recording is three-dimensional. While the audio recording is played to the caregivers; Users were asked to complete two tasks, each lasting 10 minutes. The tasks were carried out under the guidance prepared by the researchers. In the control group, the routine practices of the clinic continued.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia
• Caregiver Burden
• Expressed Emotion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Auditory Hallucination Based Voice Hearing Simulation	1. st stage: Preparation of the environment, introduction, providing information about the purpose, duration and content of the application, application of data collection tools and distribution of the information brochure were provided. 2. nd stage: Introducing the recording devices and headphones, performing the first task simultaneously while listening to the prepared three-dimensional sound recording (watching a city promotional film and answering verbal questions about this film), performing the second task simultaneously while listening to the prepared three-dimensional voice recording (telling a story). (reading the text and answering the questions about this story text in writing) were applied. 3. rd stage: Information about the next application time of the measurement tools was provided. Additional stage: Data collection tools were reapplied.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-20
• Primary completion: 2023-03-15
• Completion: 2024-07-04
• First posted: 2024-12-09
• Last updated: 2024-12-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)