Effectiveness of Psycho-educational Program on Climate Change Distress and Risk Perception Among Older Adults.

NCT ID: NCT05746026

Last Updated: 2023-02-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-03-05
• Study Completion Date: 2023-02-01

Brief Summary

Research design The study followed a quasi-experimental study with two groups (study and control group) with a pre-test and post-test.

Setting:

This study was conducted at three elderly clubs at Damanhour city, El-Behaira Governorate, Egypt. These clubs are affiliated to the Ministry of Social Solidarity, Egypt namely Ahbab Allah, Alfady, and Alrabie Clubs. These clubs opens seven days per week from 9 am to 12 pm. The total attendance rate of older adults in these clubs amounted to 213; 93 older adults in Alfady Club, 70 in Ahbab Allah Club and 50 older adults in Alrabie Club.

Detailed Description

• An Official letter from the Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University was directed to the director of the Ministry of Social Solidarity in El -Behira governorate to obtain permission to conduct the study, then to the directors of the three elderly clubs in Damanhour city to obtain their approval to carry out the study.
• A Socio-Demographic Data and clinical Structured Interview Schedule (tool II) was developed by the researchers based on review of related literature. The Arabic version of tool I (Mini-Mental State Examination) and tool IV (Risk Perception Scale) were used in this study.
• The study subjects who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were interviewed individually in the garden of the clubs in order to collect the necessary data (tool I, II, III, and IV). Then, the researcher interviewed the clients in group composed of 8 older adults to implement program. Each session taken about 30-45 minutes.

Conditions

Psycho-educational Programو Climate Change Distressو Risk Perception, Older Adults

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

STUDY GROUP

• The study subjects who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were interviewed individually in the garden of the clubs in order to collect the necessary data (tool I, II, III, and IV). Then, the researcher interviewed the clients in group composed of 8 older adults to implement the Psycho-educational Program . Each session taken about 30-45 minutes.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Psycho-educational Program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

This program consisted of five (5) sessions during two weeks.

• Session 1: introduction and basic information about Climate Change
• Session 2: causes and factors that contribute to climate change by humans and nature
• Session 3: explain climate change risks, describe and explain the impact of climate change on elder health and well-being.
• Session 4: teaching proper behaviors that contribute the most to climate-driving emissions.
• Session 5: learning how adapting and coping with climate change. Adaptation includes a range of coping actions that individuals may take, as well as psychological processes (e.g. emotion management, problem solving, and cognitive reframing responses) that influence reactions to (and preparations for) adverse impacts of climate change, including chronic environmental conditions and extreme events.

Control group

Control group exposed to the usual routine care

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Psycho-educational Program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

This program consisted of five (5) sessions during two weeks.

• Session 1: introduction and basic information about Climate Change
• Session 2: causes and factors that contribute to climate change by humans and nature
• Session 3: explain climate change risks, describe and explain the impact of climate change on elder health and well-being.
• Session 4: teaching proper behaviors that contribute the most to climate-driving emissions.
• Session 5: learning how adapting and coping with climate change. Adaptation includes a range of coping actions that individuals may take, as well as psychological processes (e.g. emotion management, problem solving, and cognitive reframing responses) that influence reactions to (and preparations for) adverse impacts of climate change, including chronic environmental conditions and extreme events.

Interventions

Psycho-educational Program

This program consisted of five (5) sessions during two weeks.

• Session 1: introduction and basic information about Climate Change
• Session 2: causes and factors that contribute to climate change by humans and nature
• Session 3: explain climate change risks, describe and explain the impact of climate change on elder health and well-being.
• Session 4: teaching proper behaviors that contribute the most to climate-driving emissions.
• Session 5: learning how adapting and coping with climate change. Adaptation includes a range of coping actions that individuals may take, as well as psychological processes (e.g. emotion management, problem solving, and cognitive reframing responses) that influence reactions to (and preparations for) adverse impacts of climate change, including chronic environmental conditions and extreme events.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 60 years and above.

2. Able to communicate effectively.

3. Did not have malignancies or psychiatric diseases.

Exclusion Criteria

-

• Minimum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Alexandria University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Mahmoud Khedr

Lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Faculty of Nursing

Damanhūr, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

1522023

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id