DisasterSIMAHNCT05859737
Disaster Preparedness of Older People
A study testing Disaster Preparedness Education Program and Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency Education in people with Disaster and Older People, run by Akdeniz University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Disasters; It is an important public health problem of uncertain time, causing loss of life and property, having severe economic consequences, and causing serious health problems in the long term. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 60 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Disaster, Older People
- What is being tested?
- Disaster Preparedness Education Program and Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency Education
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 66 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Oct 2023to 3 Feb 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 60 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Those who come to the places where the research will be carried out,
- Those aged 60 and over,
- Those who can speak and understand Turkish,
- Those who get 9 points or more from the Mini-Mental State Examination,
- Those who have and can use a smart phone,
- Those who have voluntarily agreed to participate in the study,
- One elderly person from the same household will be included in this study.
Who cannot join
- -Those who have previously received disaster preparedness training will not be included in the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Active Life Center, Retirement Coffees
Antalya, Antalya, 07058
About this study
Official title: The Effect of the Disaster Preparedness Education Program Based on the Health Belief Model on the Disaster Preparedness of Older People in the Community: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Disasters; It is an important public health problem of uncertain time, causing loss of life and property, having severe economic consequences, and causing serious health problems in the long term. In dealing with disasters, it is expected that measures to reduce the damage and losses caused by the hazards that the disaster may cause are taken during the disaster preparedness phase. For this reason, the individuals in the society should be educated before the disaster and their preparedness for the disaster should be ensured. While it is possible for young age groups to access information, participate in public education and self-learning, they need support for their preparedness for disasters because there is no disaster education program specific to older individuals. This project was designed as a single-blind (participant) randomized controlled study in order to examine the effect of the Disaster Preparedness Education Program (SIMAH) based on the Health Belief Model of older people in the society on their preparedness to disasters according to the active control group to which the public education materials prepared by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) will be given. The research was planned to be carried out in a total of six clusters in Antalya province Muratpaşa district and Konyaaltı district between October and December 2023 in older people houses, retirement cafes and district parks where older people are concentrated. The sample size was calculated as 66 older individuals (intervention: 33, control: 33). The SIMAH Program, which includes interactive group training for three months, public education materials prepared by AFAD, and reminder phone messages, will be applied to the initiative group. Public education materials prepared by AFAD will be given to the active control group in the same period. Outcomes will be measured with the Disaster Readiness Scale, the General Disaster Preparedness Belief Scale, and the Individual Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Form, before the intervention, after the training program, and three months later.
- Conditions
- Disaster, Older People
- Being tested
- Disaster Preparedness Education Program, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency Education
- Keywords
- preparedness, education, health belief model
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Disaster Preparedness Education ProgramBehavioural
Also called SIMAH
The SIMAH Program includes interactive group training for three months, public education materials prepared by AFAD, and reminder phone messages will apply.
Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency EducationOther
Also called AFAD
Public education materials prepared by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) will give.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Disaster Preparedness Education Program (SIMAH) | Experimental | Not described Receives: Behavioral: Disaster Preparedness Education Program |
| Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) Education Program | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Other: Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency Education |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Disaster Readiness Scale
The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 13, and the maximum score is 52. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of disaster preparedness increases.
Measured: Change in Disaster Readiness Level at second week and third months from baseline
General Disaster Preparedness Belief Scale
A minimum of 31 points and a maximum of 155 points are taken from the scale. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of disaster preparedness belief increases.
Measured: Change in Disaster Preparedness Beliefs Level at second week and third months from baseline
Individual Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Form
The Individual Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Form consists of 31 items. This form has been prepared to evaluate individual disaster preparations, such as whether the mobile applications that the participants can use in case of disaster are installed on their phones, whether the disaster and emergency kit is prepared, whether arrangements are made in the home environment to prevent injuries during disasters, and whether disaster insurances are made to reduce the effects of disasters. As the score obtained from the form increases, the individual preparedness for the disaster increases.
Measured: Change in Individual Disaster Preparedness Level at third months from baseline
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 May 2023
- Study start1 Oct 2023
- Primary completion3 Feb 2025
- Study completion3 Feb 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for DisasterStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Akdeniz UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 66 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Akdeniz University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Sebahat Gozum, Akdeniz University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05859737
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 007
- Acronym
- SIMAH
- Status last verified
- May 2023
- First submitted
- 26 Apr 2023
- Last updated
- 5 Feb 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Feb 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of the Disaster Preparedness Education Program Based on the Health Belief Model on the Disaster Preparedness of Older People in the Community: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05859737
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SIMAH / 007
- Conditions
- Disaster, Older People
- Keywords
- preparedness, education, health belief model
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 66 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Akdeniz UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Oct 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 3 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 3 Feb 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 May 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Disasters; It is an important public health problem of uncertain time, causing loss of life and property, having severe economic consequences, and causing serious health problems in the long term. In dealing with disasters, it is expected that measures to reduce the damage and losses caused by the hazards that the disaster may cause are taken during the disaster preparedness phase. For this reason, the individuals in the society should be educated before the disaster and their preparedness for the disaster should be ensured. While it is possible for young age groups to access information, participate in public education and self-learning, they need support for their preparedness for disasters because there is no disaster education program specific to older individuals. This project was designed as a single-blind (participant) randomized controlled study in order to examine the effect of the Disaster Preparedness Education Program (SIMAH) based on the Health Belief Model of older people in the society on their preparedness to disasters according to the active control group to which the public education materials prepared by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) will be given. The research was planned to be carried out in a total of six clusters in Antalya province Muratpaşa district and Konyaaltı district between October and December 2023 in older people houses, retirement cafes and district parks where older people are concentrated. The sample size was calculated as 66 older individuals (intervention: 33, control: 33). The SIMAH Program, which includes interactive group training for three months, public education materials prepared by AFAD, and reminder phone messages, will be applied to the initiative group. Public education materials prepared by AFAD will be given to the active control group in the same period. Outcomes will be measured with the Disaster Readiness Scale, the General Disaster Preparedness Belief Scale, and the Individual Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Form, before the intervention, after the training program, and three months later.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Disaster Preparedness Education Program (SIMAH) | Experimental | Behavioral: Disaster Preparedness Education Program |
| Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) Education Program | Active comparator | Other: Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency Education |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 60 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Those who come to the places where the research will be carried out,
- Those aged 60 and over,
- Those who can speak and understand Turkish,
- Those who get 9 points or more from the Mini-Mental State Examination,
- Those who have and can use a smart phone,
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -Those who have previously received disaster preparedness training will not be included in the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Disaster Preparedness Education ProgramAlso: SIMAHThe SIMAH Program includes interactive group training for three months, public education materials prepared by AFAD, and reminder phone messages will apply. | Behavioural | Disaster Preparedness Education Program (SIMAH) |
| Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency EducationAlso: AFADPublic education materials prepared by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) will give. | Other | Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) Education Program |
Primary outcome
Disaster Readiness Scale
Time frame: Change in Disaster Readiness Level at second week and third months from baseline
The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 13, and the maximum score is 52. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of disaster preparedness increases.
General Disaster Preparedness Belief Scale
Time frame: Change in Disaster Preparedness Beliefs Level at second week and third months from baseline
A minimum of 31 points and a maximum of 155 points are taken from the scale. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of disaster preparedness belief increases.
Individual Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Form
Time frame: Change in Individual Disaster Preparedness Level at third months from baseline
The Individual Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Form consists of 31 items. This form has been prepared to evaluate individual disaster preparations, such as whether the mobile applications that the participants can use in case of disaster are installed on their phones, whether the disaster and emergency kit is prepared, whether arrangements are made in the home environment to prevent injuries during disasters, and whether disaster insurances are made to reduce the effects of disasters. As the score obtained from the form increases, the individual preparedness for the disaster increases.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Feb 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Disaster Preparedness Education Program and Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency Education in people with Disaster and Older People, run by Akdeniz University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Disaster Readiness Scale (time frame: Change in Disaster Readiness Level at second week and third months from baseline). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Feb 2025.