Online Mindfulness Therapy for Pandemic Fatigue and Resilience in COVID-19 Nurses

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pandemic Fatigue; Mindfulness; Resilience; Nurses in COVID-19
• Interventions: Other: 6-week online mindfulness course

• Registration Number: NCT06433544
• Lead Sponsor: Chimei Medical Center

Brief Summary

This study evaluates online mindfulness therapy's impact on pandemic fatigue and resilience in COVID-19 quarantine ward nurses. Sixty nurses were divided into experimental and control groups, with the experimental group receiving a 6-week online mindfulness course.

Detailed Description

This study evaluates the effectiveness of online mindfulness therapy on reducing pandemic fatigue and enhancing resilience among nurses in COVID-19 quarantine wards. Using a repeated-measures quasi-experimental design, 60 nurses were divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in a 6-week online mindfulness course. Outcomes were measured using pandemic fatigue and resilience questionnaires at the pre-test , three weeks and after six weeks.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-31
• Study Completion: 2023-05-31
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-23
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-29
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Over 20 years old.
• Nurses of COVID-19 dedicated wards and dedicated intensive care units.

Exclusion Criteria

• Difficulty in attending
• less than 80% of the total number of online mindfulness therapy sessions

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group will undergo a 6-week online mindfulness course	6-week online mindfulness course	The experimental group received a 6-week online mindfulness course, once a week for 90 minutes each session. Participants completed questionnaires before the course, at week 3, and at week 6.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pandemic Fatigue	6 weeks	Use Lockdown/Pandemic Fatigue Scale (LFS) measure pandemic fatigue. The scale with a total of 10 items measures pandemic fatigue. The range of total scores of the scale is 10-50. It shows that pandemic fatigue increases as total points of the scale increase.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Resilience	6 weeks	Use Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) measure individual resilience. The scale with a total of 25 items measures resilience. The range of total scores of the scale is 0-100. It shows that resilience increases as total points of the scale increase.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chi Mei Medical Center; 🇨🇳 Tainan City, 其他（非美國）, Taiwan