Mental Health Promotion
Conditions
Keywords
Psychodrama, Nursing students, Mental health, Psychosocial intervention
Brief summary
This randomized controlled trial aimed to examine the effect of a psychodrama group intervention on mental health promotion among nursing students. Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group received weekly psychodrama sessions for 12 weeks, while the control group prepared group presentations on the same themes without psychodrama techniques. Mental health promotion levels were assessed before and after the intervention using a validated scale.
Detailed description
This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial conducted among nursing students. Participants were randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group participated in a psychodrama group intervention consisting of 12 weekly sessions, each lasting approximately 120-150 minutes. Sessions were facilitated by a trained psychodramatist and followed the classical psychodrama structure, including warm-up, action, and sharing phases. The control group participated in weekly group presentations and discussions on the same themes as the intervention group but did not receive any psychodrama techniques. Mental health promotion levels were assessed before and after the intervention using the validated Mental Health Promotion Scale.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPsychodrama Group
A psychodrama-based group intervention delivered in weekly sessions, using experiential techniques such as role-playing and guided enactments to support mental health promotion.
BEHAVIORALPresentation Group
Participants received a group-based educational intervention delivered once weekly for 12 weeks. Students prepared group presentations based on themes related to mental health promotion, which were presented in a classroom setting and followed by moderated group discussions. Psychodrama techniques, role-playing, or dramatic enactments were not used.
Sponsors
Marmara University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Due to the nature of the intervention, participants and intervention providers could not be blinded. Group allocation was masked in the coded dataset, and statistical analyses were conducted by an independent researcher who was blinded to group allocation.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being a nursing student * Aged 18 years or older * Voluntary participation in the study
Exclusion criteria
* Being under 18 years of age * Not being a nursing student
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Promotion Scale Total Score | Baseline and immediately after the 12-week intervention | The Mental Health Promotion Scale is a 47-item self-report measure rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 47 to 235, with higher scores indicating greater mental health promotion ability. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Mental Health Promotion Scale Subdimension Scores | Change from baseline to immediately after the 12-week intervention | The secondary outcomes were the scores of the 12 subdimensions of the Mental Health Promotion Scale: Friendship (score range: 5-25), Values (4-20), Personal Development (6-30), Sexuality (4-20), Self-Respect (4-20), Coping with Stress (3-15), Physical Health (3-15), Family and Close Relationships (3-15), Communication (6-30), Saying-No Skills (3-15), Anger Control (3-15), and Self-Recognition (3-15). Higher scores indicate greater ability in the corresponding mental health promotion domain. Changes were evaluated by comparing baseline and post-intervention subdimension scores. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORÇağlar Şimşek, PhD
Marmara University
Outcome results
None listed