Effect of Nurse-Led Intervention Programme Professional Quality of Life and Psychological Distress in Nurses

NCT ID: NCT03914898

Last Updated: 2020-12-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-02-01

Study Completion Date

2017-09-30

Brief Summary

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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

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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.

Conditions

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Compassion Fatigue

Keywords

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burnout compassion fatigue nursing psychological distress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Nurse led intervention group

The program was four sessions; It took about 1.5-2 hours. The intervention group was divided into two groups. The author who administered the intervention previously led nurse support groups, is also an active educator in psychiatry and mental health nursing, and has training in cognitive behavioral therapy.

The group sessions were based on cognitive restructuring techniques.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nurse led intervention group

Intervention Type OTHER

This program is based on cognitive restructuring tecniques.

Control Group

No intervention was applied to the control group during the study.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Nurse led intervention group

This program is based on cognitive restructuring tecniques.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Dokuz Eylul University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Neslihan Partlak Günüşen

Associate professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Neslihan Günüşen

Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17054155 (View on PubMed)

Potter P, Deshields T, Berger JA, Clarke M, Olsen S, Chen L. Evaluation of a compassion fatigue resiliency program for oncology nurses. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2013 Mar;40(2):180-7. doi: 10.1188/13.ONF.180-187.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23448743 (View on PubMed)

Pfaff KA, Freeman-Gibb L, Patrick LJ, DiBiase R, Moretti O. Reducing the "cost of caring" in cancer care: Evaluation of a pilot interprofessional compassion fatigue resiliency programme. J Interprof Care. 2017 Jul;31(4):512-519. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2017.1309364. Epub 2017 May 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28471255 (View on PubMed)

Yilmaz G, Ustun B, Gunusen NP. Effect of a nurse-led intervention programme on professional quality of life and post-traumatic growth in oncology nurses. Int J Nurs Pract. 2018 Dec;24(6):e12687. doi: 10.1111/ijn.12687. Epub 2018 Aug 5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30079550 (View on PubMed)

Gunusen NP, Ustun B. An RCT of coping and support groups to reduce burnout among nurses. Int Nurs Rev. 2010 Dec;57(4):485-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2010.00808.x. Epub 2010 Sep 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21050201 (View on PubMed)

Kunzler AM, Helmreich I, Chmitorz A, Konig J, Binder H, Wessa M, Lieb K. Psychological interventions to foster resilience in healthcare professionals. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jul 5;7(7):CD012527. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012527.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32627860 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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3109-GOA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id