Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
62 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-02-03
2024-04-22
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The population of the research consists of 6908 students enrolled in 35 secondary schools in Amasya city center and continuing their formal education. Among the students, 1730 students were determined as 5th Grade, 1763 as 6th Grade, 1754 as 7th Grade and 1661 as 8th Grade. Considering the intensity of the program, the 8th grade students who are preparing for the high school entrance exam are planned to be excluded from the study in order not to affect the study results negatively and considering that they will graduate from their schools during the follow-up process to be made at the end of the research. Private schools, secondary school students for the hearing impaired, 12 secondary school students in villages and towns will be excluded from the study, on the grounds that socioeconomic factors do not mislead the research results. There are a total of 4443 students studying in the 5th, 6th and 7th grades in 19 schools to be included in the study.
Power analysis (G\*Power 3.1.9.7) was performed on the basis of a similar study performed before in calculating the sample size of the study. As a result of the power analysis, when the effect size was taken as 0.50 for the effect size, the sample number determined for 0.80 power and 0.05 margin of error was calculated as a total of 54 individuals, with a minimum of 27 individuals for each group. Considering that there may be sample losses during the research process, when 20% of the sample is added to each group, it is aimed to reach a total of 64 students, 32 students in the experimental group and 32 students in the control group.
2 secondary schools will be determined from a neighborhood in the city center of Amasya, and the experimental control separation of the schools will be determined by drawing lots. Schools will be selected from the same neighborhood so that there is no difference in socioeconomic levels between schools. In order to prevent the experimental and control groups from being influenced by each other, 2 different schools will be selected. The determined sample group will be randomly selected among the students with a digital game addiction score of 73 and above by using the "Digital Game Addiction Scale", and the research will be carried out with students who volunteer. Randomization will be done using the https://www.randomizer.org/ website.
Students in the experimental group will be trained according to the IMB model, motivational interviews will be made only with the experimental group, and the students will be included in the hippotherapy program, which lasts 1 hour once a week for 8 weeks. Hippotherapy applications will be carried out at the horse farm in Amasya, accompanied by expert horsemen.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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experimental group
In the first stage, the participants will be trained according to the IMB model. In the second stage, 6 sessions of individual motivational interviews will be held for a total of 7 weeks. Finally, participants will be given hippotherapy 1 hour a week for 8 weeks.
Training based on IMB model, motivational interview technique, hippotherapy program
In the first stage of the research, the "Digital Game Addiction Scale for Children" will be applied to the entire universe and participants with a digital game addiction score of 73 and above will be determined. According to the criteria of inclusion in the research, students will be informed and those who volunteer to participate in the study will be determined and listed. After the experimental and control groups are determined, the participants will be contacted and data collection forms will be applied. The students in the experimental group will be trained according to the IMB model, the students in the experimental group will be given a 6-session motivational interview program and the students will be taken to the hippotherapy program, which lasts 1 hour once a week for 8 weeks. Hippotherapy applications will be carried out at the horse farm in Amasya, accompanied by expert horsemen.
control group
attempt will not be implemented.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Training based on IMB model, motivational interview technique, hippotherapy program
In the first stage of the research, the "Digital Game Addiction Scale for Children" will be applied to the entire universe and participants with a digital game addiction score of 73 and above will be determined. According to the criteria of inclusion in the research, students will be informed and those who volunteer to participate in the study will be determined and listed. After the experimental and control groups are determined, the participants will be contacted and data collection forms will be applied. The students in the experimental group will be trained according to the IMB model, the students in the experimental group will be given a 6-session motivational interview program and the students will be taken to the hippotherapy program, which lasts 1 hour once a week for 8 weeks. Hippotherapy applications will be carried out at the horse farm in Amasya, accompanied by expert horsemen.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Not having a physical disability
* Not doing sports/exercise for at least 30 minutes each time, 3 days a week
* Having a score of 73 or higher on the Digital Game Addiction Scale for Children
* Not riding a horse regularly
* Not afraid of horses and willing to ride
Exclusion Criteria
* Having a physical disability
* Do sports/exercise for at least 30 minutes each time, 3 days a week
* Having a score of 72 or less on the Digital Game Addiction Scale for Children
* Regular horseback riding
* Fear of horses and not willingness to ride
10 Years
14 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Aslı Memis
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Aslı Memis
lecturer
Principal Investigators
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Semra Zorlu, ass. prof.
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Sivas Cumhuriyet Univercity
Locations
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Amasya University
Amasya, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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References
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Memis A, Kocatas S. Effects of motivational interviews and hippotherapy on the digital game addiction levels of adolescents: Randomized controlled clinical trial. J Pediatr Nurs. 2025 Sep-Oct;84:133-141. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2025.05.024. Epub 2025 May 30.
Other Identifiers
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lecturer
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id