Efficacy of an Integrated Growth Mindset Intervention on Reducing Anxiety for Practicum Training Among Students in the Allied Health Professions: Study Protocol for a Two-Arm Randomised Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 120
- 主要终点
- Anxiety related to practicum
研究概览
简要总结
Practicum is a critical component of professional training, offering essential experiential learning opportunities that support the development of future practitioners. However, existing research indicates that practicum can be particularly challenging for allied health students, who must navigate both academic learning adjustments and complex healthcare environments. Emerging evidence also highlights the potential value of low-intensity, self-guided interventions in enhancing practicum trainees' psychological preparedness. Based on the findings, this present project adapts an integrated intervention-the Web-based Single-Session Intervention on Mindset regarding Intelligence, Failure, and Emotion (We-SMILE)-specifically for practicum students in allied health professions and examines its efficacy to adjust their mindsets and manage practicum-related challenges more effectively.
Using a two-arm randomised controlled trial, the proposed study will examine the efficacy of We-SMILE for allied health practicum trainees in reducing anxiety, as well as improving perceived stress, performance anxiety, practicum-related concerns, psychological status, learning orientation, confidence, resilient coping, and time management.
Students commencing their practicums will be recruited from allied health programmes and randomly assigned to either existing pre-practicum training plus intervention or the training-as-usual control group. Participants will be assessed at three time-points: baseline before intervention (T1), two weeks post-intervention (T2) and two months post-intervention (T3). The intention-to-treat principle and linear-regression-based maximum likelihood multi-level models will be used for data analysis.
Feasibility and Potential: This project brings together experts in mindset research, fieldwork coordinators, and programme leaders, ensuring the feasibility of the study. It will not only generate evidence on the adapted We-SMILE intervention for allied health practicum trainees but also offer a scalable and accessible model for enhancing the well-being of trainees in other healthcare and helping professions.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Students enrolled in allied health programmes who are about to commence their practicums or have recently entered practicum.
排除标准
- •(1) do not consent to participate, (2) cannot concentrate for at least 45 minutes to complete the intervention and questionnaires, (3) have a disability or serious physical or mental illness resulting in poor condition, and (4) do not participate in the practicum.
研究组 & 干预措施
Web-based Single-session Intervention of Mindset on Intelligence, Failure, and Emotion (We-SMILE)
The intervention is structured into three video-and-exercise sessions. Part one focuses on students' mindsets in coping with practicum-related challenges and their attitudes towards setbacks, encouraging them to shift from a 'fear-of-failure' mindset to a 'failure-is-enhancing' mindset. Part two introduces the nature and concept of neuroplasticity to promote students' understanding of effective learning. Part three centers on providing guidance for students on strategies to cope with stress and emotional turbulence with growth mindset regarding emotion.
干预措施: Web-based Single-session Intervention of Mindset on Intelligence, Failure, and Emotion (We-SMILE) for allied health practicum trainees (Behavioral)
Training-as-usual group
The training-as-usual group will continue the regular practicum training.
结局指标
主要结局
Anxiety related to practicum
时间窗: Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups
Anxiety related to practicum will be measured by four items, including "level of anxiety about starting the practicum", "how much your anxiety will interfere with their learning", "how prepared you are for the practicum" and "how excited you are to participate in the practicum". Each statement will be rated on a 10-point Likert scale, ranging from 1=completely not anxious, very small, completely unprepared, and completely unexcited to 10=extremely anxious, very great, perfectly prepared, and extremely excited.
Anxiety related to practicum
时间窗: Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups
Anxiety related to practicum will be measured by four items, including "level of anxiety about starting the practicum", "how much your anxiety will interfere with their learning", "how prepared you are for the practicum" and "how excited you are to participate in the practicum". Each statement will be rated on a 10-point Likert scale, ranging from 1=completely not anxious, very small, completely unprepared, and completely unexcited to 10=extremely anxious, very great, perfectly prepared, and extremely excited.
次要结局
- Psychological states(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)
- Performance anxiety(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)
- Learning orientation(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)
- Confidence(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)
- Resilient Coping(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)
- Psychological states(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)
- Performance anxiety(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)
- Learning orientation(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)
- Confidence(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)
- Resilient Coping(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)
- Perceived stress(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)
- Practicum-related concerns(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)
- Time management(Baseline, 2-week and 8-week follow-ups)