The Impact of a Nursing Care Program Based on Human Caring Theory on Adolescents With Self-harm

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of a Nursing Care Program based on Human Caring Theory on self-esteem, coping, and self-compassion in adolescents exhibiting self-harming behavior.

Hypotheses of the research:

H1-a: The self-esteem level of adolescents exhibiting self-harm in the intervention group that received the Human Caring Theory-Based Nursing Care Program differed significantly from the control group.

H1-b: The self-compassion level of adolescents exhibiting self-harm in the intervention group that received the Human Caring Theory-Based Nursing Care Program differed significantly from the control group.

H1-c: The coping level of adolescents exhibiting self-harm in the intervention group that received the Human Caring Theory-Based Nursing Care Program differed significantly from the control group.

This study is a randomized, controlled, single-blind experimental design. It will be conducted between March 2026 and March 2027 at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Outpatient Clinic of Antalya City Hospital with 48 adolescents (24 in the intervention group and 24 in the control group) who meet the inclusion criteria. The Human Caring Theory-Based Nursing Care Program will be applied individually and face-to-face to adolescents in the intervention group through structured therapeutic interviews. Data will be collected using a Personal Information Form, the Inventory of Statements About Self-injury, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Coping Scale for Adolescents, and the Short Form of the Self-Compassion Scale. Data analysis will be performed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 31.0 software package. It is believed that the Human Caring Theory-Based Nursing Care Program may be effective in improving self-esteem, self-compassion, and coping skills in adolescents exhibiting self-harm behavior.

Conditions

• Self Harm

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Group receiving Nursing Care Program based on Human Caring Theory

Adolescents who can be included in the study are determined by interviewing the group of physicians working at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Outpatient Clinic of Antalya City Hospital. Providing verbal information about the research to adolescents and parents/guardians, obtaining written consent from adolescents and parents/guardians who agree to participate in the research, administering the measurement tools,implementing the Human Caring Theory-Based Nursing Care Program for a total of six weeks, once a week, re-administering the measurement tools, conducting a follow-up measurement after six weeks,terminating the interview.

BEHAVIORAL

Group receiving routine treatment and follow-up at the polyclinic.

Adolescents who can be included in the study are determined by interviewing the group of physicians working at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Outpatient Clinic of Antalya City Hospital. Providing verbal information about the research to adolescents and parents/guardians, obtaining written consent from adolescents and parents/guardians who agree to participate in the research, administering the measurement tools, application of measurement tools after six weeks, follow-up measurement after six weeks, terminating the interview.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Akdeniz University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Dudu KARAKAYA, PhD · Akdeniz University

• Hilal KARA, MSN · Akdeniz University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

14 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-03-18

Primary Completion

2027-03-31

Completion

2028-03-31

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations