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Clinical Trials/NCT01424072
NCT01424072
Completed
Phase 1

Applicability of Auriculotherapy as a Strategy for Stress and Coping in Nursing Professionals

University of Sao Paulo1 site in 1 country75 target enrollmentJanuary 2010

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Stress, Psychological
Sponsor
University of Sao Paulo
Enrollment
75
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Coping Strategy: Domain Social Support(After 60 Days)
Status
Completed
Last Updated
12 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

This randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the auriculotherapy as coping strategies in 75 nursing professionals in a University Hospital.

Detailed Description

There is consensus that psychological and social factors can lead to physical health problems of individuals and coping strategies in stressful situations may be crucial for the mental, physical and social development of people. Taking care of professionals who provide health services is a key strategy, since good results depend on the service, especially in work teams healthy and, therefore, able to promote the humanization of service.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
January 2010
End Date
September 2011
Last Updated
12 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Leonice Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi

Leonice Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi

University of Sao Paulo

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Average and high score by the List of Stress Symptoms
  • Voluntary participation in the study
  • Availability of time for submission to the sessions

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnancy
  • Medical license or vacation during the period
  • Low score of stress

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Coping Strategy: Domain Social Support(After 60 Days)

Time Frame: after 60days

Scale information: Folkman and Lazarus Coping Strategy Inventory with 66 items. The scale is constructed by 8 different "domains": confrontation, distancing, self-control, social support, acceptance of responsibility, escape avoidance, problem solving and positive reappraisal.The questions are scored by Likert scale: 0 (not used this strategy); 1 (used somewhat); 2 (used enough) and 3(used in large quantities) to the 66 items (Folkman and Lazarus Coping Strategy Inventory). It performed a summation of items and defined the scores: 0-4 points (not use this strategy), 5-9 (use this strategy a bit), 10-14 ( use this strategy quite) 14-18 (use strategy plenty).

Coping Strategy: Distancing Domain

Time Frame: after 75 days

The questions are scored by Likert scale: 0 (not used this strategy); 1 (used somewhat); 2 (used enough) and 3(used in large quantities) to the 66 items (Folkman and Lazarus Coping Strategy Inventory). It performed a summation of items and defined the scores: 0-4 points (not use this strategy), 5-9 (use this strategy a bit), 10-14 ( use this strategy quite) 14-18 (use strategy plenty).

Coping Strategy: Social Support Domain

Time Frame: after 60 days

Scale information: Folkman and Lazarus Coping Strategy Inventory with 66 items. The scale is constructed by 8 different "domains": confrontation, distancing, self-control, social support, acceptance of responsibility, escape avoidance, problem solving and positive reappraisal.The questions are scored by Likert scale: 0 (not used this strategy); 1 (used somewhat); 2 (used enough) and 3(used in large quantities) to the 66 items (Folkman and Lazarus Coping Strategy Inventory). It performed a summation of items and defined the scores: 0-4 points (not use this strategy), 5-9 (use this strategy a bit), 10-14 ( use this strategy quite) 14-18 (use strategy plenty).

Secondary Outcomes

  • Stress Scale(after 60 days)

Study Sites (1)

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