Type1diabetes
Conditions
Brief summary
a randomized prospective study aims at comparing the impact of a living theater session with a simple writing workshop on emotional distress (Problem Areas in Diabetes Questionnaire PAID) and illness perception ( Illness Perception Questionnaire IPQR) during a 5 day education course
Detailed description
This randomized prospective pilot study aims at comparing the impact of a living theater session with a simple writing workshop on emotional distress (Problem Areas in Diabetes Questionnaire PAID) and illness perception ( Illness Perception Questionnaire IPQR) during a 5 day education course on Functional Insulin Therapy (FIT). Questionaries at T0 (course day 1 ) and T1 (3 months later). qualitative interviews in a sub group of patients random G1 and G2 subgroup at T1, with a general inductive approach to capture all representations
Interventions
OTHERparticipating in a session of living theatre
participating to a session of living theatre which consists in writing a story about life with diabetes, which is then transformed to a script to be played by professional actors co-directed by the patient with the support of the Director to create a short play
OTHERwriting workshop
one session consisting for the patient of writing a Letter to his/her own diabetes and then to read it to the group of patients and the healthcare providers.
Sponsors
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* type 1 diabetes
Exclusion criteria
* no french language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline IPQR (Illness Perception Questionnaire) score at 3 months | 3 months after intervention | Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQR) There is no total score for IPQR Nine subscales are reported for IPQR. High scores on the identity, timeline, consequences, and cyclical dimensions represent strongly held beliefs about the number of symptoms attributed to the illness, the chronicity of the condition, the negative consequences of the illness, and the cyclical nature of the condition. High scores on the personal control, treatment control and coherence dimensions, represent positive beliefs about the controllability of the illness and a personal understanding of the condition. Minimal and maximal score are respectively 0 and 14 for identity, 0 and 30 for timeline, consequences, personal control, and emotional representations, 0 and 25 for treatment control and illness coherence illness, 0-20 for timeline cyclical |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| comparison of the two groups concerning answers to qualitative interviews at T 3 months after the intervention | 3 months after intervention | A psychologist conducted qualitative interviews according to a blinded process in a subgroup of 6 patients at T3 months, with a general inductive approach to capture all representations on diabetes and the session. Transcribed Interviews were analyzed regarding inductive coding and 2 independent investigators built and tested a coding schedule. |
Outcome results
None listed