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Clinical Trials/NCT03914898
NCT03914898
Completed
N/A

Effect of Nurse-Led Intervention Programme on Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, Compassion

Dokuz Eylul University1 site in 1 country48 target enrollmentFebruary 1, 2017

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Compassion Fatigue
Sponsor
Dokuz Eylul University
Enrollment
48
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Change from baseline compassion fatigue at 1 and 6 months assessed by compassion fatigue subscale of Professional quality of life scale
Status
Completed
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Nurses are at risk in terms of burnout and empathic fatigue. Therefore, efforts to protect the mental health of nurses are very important. It is stated that the studies conducted are mostly descriptive and not interventional.

In addition, the evidence levels of interventional studies are low.

Detailed Description

Aim:The aim of this study is to reduce nurses' psychological distress, burnout and secondary trauma stress. Design This single-blind randomized controlled trial design was used. Measurements were made before, after and 6 months after Participants and Settings The study was perform at a hospital in Turkey. Intervention program was applied in 4 week. 84 nurses meeting the criteria were invited to the program.48 nurses agreed to participate. Nurses were randomly assigned groups. Sample Size the sample was calculated with the open epi program. The sample size was calculated as 20 per group. Intervention The program was created to reduce nurses' psychological distress, and improve the professional quality of life. The intervention programme were four sessions. The Intervention group was divided into two groups. Intervention were applied in a comfortable room in the hospital. Interventions were based on cognitive behavioral approach. Outcome measures The outcomes were compassion fatigue, burnout and compassion satisfaction, psychological distress. These variables were evaluated by the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL-IV). The GHQ-12 is a scale surveying psychological distress observed within the last few weeks. Data collection Research data were collected before, immediately after, and six months after intervention. Validity and reliability Measuring tools showing good psychometric properties were used to ensure validity and reliability. Volunteer participants were randomly assigned to groups, and the intention-to-treat approach was used for data analysis. The study has been reported in accordance with the CONSORT 2010 Statement principles. Ethical considerations Permission was obtained from the relevant university, and written permission was obtained from the hospital. The participants were informed, all participants gave written consent. Data analysis Mann Whitney U test, and Friedman analysis was used. All analyses were made on an intention-to-treat approach. Missing data were compensated for using the last observation method carried forward.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
February 1, 2017
End Date
September 30, 2017
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
Female

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Neslihan Partlak Günüşen

Associate professor

Dokuz Eylul University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Nurses who responded to the questionnaires received a score on compassion fatigue higher than the mean score (20 points)
  • Nurses who worked at clinics and had at least six months of experience

Exclusion Criteria

  • Nurses who responded to the questionnaires received a score on compassion fatigue lower than the mean score (20 points)
  • head nurses

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from baseline compassion fatigue at 1 and 6 months assessed by compassion fatigue subscale of Professional quality of life scale

Time Frame: Data collected before the program starts and one months after the end of the program and six months

The compassion fatigue subscale of ProQOL-IV includes 10-items. Completion of the compassion fatigue subscale involves selecting response choices on a 0 (never) to 5 (very often) likert scale. 0-50 points can be taken from the compassion fatigue subscale. There is no cut-point. A number of items required reverse coding so that high scores on all items indicate high compassion fatigue.

Change from baseline burnout at 1 and 6 months assessed by burnout subscale of Professional quality of life scale

Time Frame: Data collected before the program starts (pretest) and one months after the end of the program and six months

The burnout subscale of ProQOL-IV includes 10-items. Completion of the burnout subscale involves selecting response choices on a 0 (never) to 5 (very often) likert scale. 0-50 points can be taken from the burnout subscale. There is no cut-point. A number of items required reverse coding so that high scores on all items indicate high burnout.

Change from baseline compassion satisfaction at 1 and 6 months assessed by compassion satisfaction subscale of Professional quality of life scale

Time Frame: Data collected before the program starts (pretest) and one months after the end of the program and six months

The compassion satisfaction subscale of ProQOL-IV includes 10-items. Completion of the compassion satisfaction subscale involves selecting response choices on a 0 (never) to 5 (very often) likert scale. 0-50 points can be taken from the compassion satisfaction subscale. There is no cut-point. A number of items required reverse coding so that high scores on all items indicate high compassion satisfaction.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change from baseline psychological distress at 1 and 6 months assessed by general health questionnaire(Data collected before the program starts (pretest) and one months after the end of the program and six months)

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