Evaluatıon of the Effıcıency of Stress Management Traınıng Applıed to Nursıng Students (Happy Nursıng Student)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stress
• Interventions: Behavioral: Psychoeducation

• Registration Number: NCT05548673
• Lead Sponsor: Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Brief Summary

This research was conducted to determine the effect of stress management education on the perceived stress levels, coping styles, self-esteem, happiness and general health of nursing students. It was conducted in a mixed method as a randomized controlled intervention study.

Detailed Description

The research was carried out at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University in the 2021-2022 academic year. 20 nursing students were assigned to the experimental group and 20 to the control group. Stress management training was applied to the experimental group selected in the research for eight weeks in 60-90-minute sessions once a week. No action was taken on the students in the control group. Quantitative data, Socio-demographic data form, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Scale of Stress-Coping Styles (SCSS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Oxford Happiness Scale-Short Form (OHQ-SF) and General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12). Qualitative data were collected through a semi-structured focus group interview form with the experimental group after the training. The analysis of the data was made using the IBM SPSS 25.0 statistical package program.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-07-24
• Primary Completion: 2022-04-20
• Status Verified: 2022-09
• Study Completion: 2022-09-13
• Study First Submitted: 2022-09-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-09-19
• Study First Posted: 2022-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 2022-09-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Having completed the age of 18
• Being a registered (ongoing) Nursing Program student at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University
• Having no problem attending school
• Being open to communication and cooperation
• Not having been diagnosed with any mental illness
• No diagnosis of mental illness in first degree relatives
• Not having a situation that would prevent them from participating in the trainings (Students will be included in the study after being evaluated within the scope of the SCL90-R test results).

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental Group	Psychoeducation	Stress management training was applied to the experimental group for eight weeks in sessions of 60-90 minutes once a week.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quantitative method - The Numerical Rating Scale(NRS)	five months	It was applied to the experimental and control groups in order to quantitatively measure the effectiveness of stress management training, which was applied for 8 weeks.
Qualitative methot-Semi-structured focus group interview form	one weeks	It was applied to evaluate the opinions and suggestions of the experimental group about the training program.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Scale of Stress-Coping Styles (SCSS)	five months	The training given was used to determine the students' levels of coping with stress. Higher scores indicate that the person uses that style more. The total score is a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 120 points.
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)	five months	The education given was used to determine the perceived stress levels of the students. While the scores obtained from the PSS range from 0 to 56, a high score from the scale indicates that the person is highly stressed.
Oxford Happiness Scale-Short Form (OHQ-SF)	five months	The education given was used to determine the happiness levels of the students. A score between 7 and 35 is taken from the scale. A high score from the scale indicates a high level of happiness.
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)	five months	The education given was used to determine the self-esteem levels of the students. Scale items score between 0 and 6, and self-esteem; are evaluated as high (0-1 points), medium (2-4 points) and low (5-6 points). In other words, the higher the score a person gets from the scale, the lower the self-esteem level is.
General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12)	five months	The education given was used to determine the general health levels of the students. The scale is likert style and consists of 4 options. The first two options are evaluated as "0" and the last two options as "1" points. The highest possible score is "12" and the lowest score is "0". Those who score 4 or more on the scale are evaluated as "high", those with 2-3 points as "medium", and those with less than 2 points as "low". The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the probability of psychiatric disorder.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ankara Yıldırım Beyazit University; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Center, Turkey