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Nurse Health Pilot: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual ACT-intervention in Nurses During COVID-19

Not Applicable
Conditions
Stress
Interventions
Behavioral: ACT
Registration Number
NCT04821037
Lead Sponsor
Prof. Dr. Andrew Gloster
Brief Summary

Frontline nurses increasingly face challenges between executing their jobs to the best of their ability and caring for their own physical and mental health. Such a stressful and fast-changing work environment impacts the nurses' psychological wellbeing, resulting in high levels of stress and burnout, which in turn negatively affects patient care and outcomes.

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a short virtual intervention, based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and adapted to caregivers, can lead to a reduction in psychological distress that may be associated with caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The intervention will be held online in a group setting during two half-day workshops using a conference application (e.g. Zoom).

Note: This study is part of an international joint research project "Nurse Health" between the Faculty of Psychology (University of Basel) and the Nethersole School of Nursing (Chinese University of Hong Kong), funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), with the Leading House for the Bilateral Science and Technology Cooperation Programme with Asia at ETH ZĂĽrich (Project No. COV_09_062020).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria
  • at least 18 years of age
  • degree in nursing
  • working 40% or higher in a team of nurses in the somatic area
  • currently or previously in contact with COVID-19 patients
  • working in Switzerland
Exclusion Criteria
  • working in non-somatic areas (e.g. psychiatry)
  • working in non-hospital environments (e.g. home treatment)
  • not owning an electronic device
  • unable to understand and speak German

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ACTACTA digitally-based ACT program will be conducted in two half-day workshops via meeting software (e.g. Zoom) consisting of: 1. mindfulness exercises, for stress reduction and to guide nurses to observe their painful thoughts and feelings that they are attempting to avoid; 2. ACT-metaphors, to let nurses realize the cost of struggling with psychological distress often create more distress; 3. experiential exercises, to guide nurses to notice their own experiences in providing nursing care throughout their nursing career and explore any special qualities; 4. explore the nurses' values with respect to different areas in their lives.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)8 weeks

Assessment of the severity of depression (9 items)

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)8 weeks

Assessment of the perception of psychological stress (10 items)

General Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7)8 weeks

Assessment of the severity of anxiety (7 items)

Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (PsyFlex)8 weeks

Assessment of psychological flexibility (6 items)

Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ)8 weeks

Assessment of the extent of valued living (10 items)

Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS)8 weeks

Assessment of the severity of burnout (22 items)

Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF)8 weeks

Assessment of perceived emotional wellbeing (14 items)

Mueller and McCloskey Satisfaction Scale (MMSS)8 weeks

Assessment of nurses' job satisfaction (31 items)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Homework Completion8 weeks

Percentage of completed homework

Program Attendance/ Attrition Rate8 weeks

Percentage of program attendance

Program Satisfaction8 weeks

Rate of nurses' satisfaction with the program

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel

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Basel, BS, Switzerland

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