Data Collection
The data of the study were collected through a questionnaire form which
was created through the Google-Forms programme. Firstly, the parents who
agreed to participate in the study were asked to complete the informed
consent form designed in Google Forms. In the first telephone
conversation with the parents assigned to the experiment and control
groups, information was given about the study. The forms were sent to
the parents as an online link and they were asked to fill the form. In
the information form, a space was provided for the participants to write
their phone numbers voluntarily. In this way, parents with high levels
of anxiety were contacted by phone and asked whether they would like to
participate in the online SFBT program. Online SFBT was applied to the
parents who wanted to participate in the program via video conferencing.
The programme was prepared and implemented by a researcher holding a
”Solution Focused Brief Therapy” certificate. SFBT provides short-term
consultancy that focuses on the solution rather than the problem
encountered. The programme was implemented as four sessions each of
which lasted 40-50 minutes in average. We applied the SFBT with four
session because it was reported that is most effective in the 3- to
5-session range.22,23 Each session was conducted with
the participation of six to eight parents using video conferencing
method. The same participants were in the group all sessions. Interviews
were held at the time determined with the participants and when they
were available. Data collection forms were applied to the intervention
group after the programme to the control group approximately one month
after the pre-test and the data collection was completed for the study.
During the study period, participants in both groups received no
pharmacological or non-pharmacological treatment for decreasing anxiety
or increasing mental health.