The Effect of Online Stress Management Program on Nurses' Individual Workload Perception, and Stress

NCT ID: NCT06406361

Last Updated: 2025-10-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 42 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-04-14
• Study Completion Date: 2025-06-27

Brief Summary

Negative workload perception and stress are very important issues in occupational health. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Online Stress Management (OSM) program on nurses' individual workload perception, and stress. The study included 90 nurses who met the inclusion criteria and signed the informed consent form. In the study, 45 nurses were allocated to the experimental group and 45 nurses were allocated to the control group. Due to the intensive working conditions of the nurses, staff shortages, workload, and restrictions such as shift work, participants could not be randomly assigned to the groups. Nurses who agreed to participate in the OSM program were voluntarily assigned to the experimental group, and those who did not want to participate were assigned to the control group.

Detailed Description

Introduction: The feeling of stress and individual workload perception are an uncomfortable situation for individuals, are important factors that affect the physical and mental health and quality of life of health professional. Perception of workload and stress, which are basic elements in the field of occupational health, are important factors in coping with problems arising from working conditions and increasing the efficiency of work. Increased individual workload perception and stress are quite common, especially in nurses with intense working conditions.

Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of stress management training on nurses' individual workload perception and stress using a non-randomized, waiting list comparison design.

Methods: The analyses included a total of 86 nurses (experimental group n = 42 and control group n = 44). A total of six-sessions of OSM program were applied to the experimental group, consisting of 40-50 minutes and one sessions per week. Data were collected using the 'Participant Information Form', 'Nurse Stress Scale' (NSS) and 'Individual Workload Perception Scale' (IWPS). Time and group changes in stress, and individual workload perception were computed using a repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) model was used to test the between-group differences from baseline to six weeks.

Conditions

Stress Management; Stress; Nursing

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Experimental group

A total of six-sessions of Online Stress Management program were applied to the experimental group, consisting of 40-50 minutes and one sessions per week.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

online stress management program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

-Nurses should have an idea about stress management program Awareness develops about the importance of attending sessions regularly. Nurses have information about the training program. Joint session dates are determined. The educator makes statements about himself and education. The benefits of education for nurses are explained. Nurses are informed about the general rules of education. The importance of regular attendance at sessions is emphasized. Privacy rules and limits are determined. The necessity of completing homework is explained. Nurses are enabled to share their feelings and thoughts. Ensuring that nurses are able to recognize stress and reactions to stress and identify sources of stress in individual and business life.

Being informed about the effects of stress and negative workload perception Being able to recognize the tension created by stress in the body Learning breathing and deep relaxation techniques to reduce or eliminate symptoms of stress

control group

not intervention

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

online stress management program

-Nurses should have an idea about stress management program Awareness develops about the importance of attending sessions regularly. Nurses have information about the training program. Joint session dates are determined. The educator makes statements about himself and education. The benefits of education for nurses are explained. Nurses are informed about the general rules of education. The importance of regular attendance at sessions is emphasized. Privacy rules and limits are determined. The necessity of completing homework is explained. Nurses are enabled to share their feelings and thoughts. Ensuring that nurses are able to recognize stress and reactions to stress and identify sources of stress in individual and business life.

Being informed about the effects of stress and negative workload perception Being able to recognize the tension created by stress in the body Learning breathing and deep relaxation techniques to reduce or eliminate symptoms of stress

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• being a nurse
• were working in the institution at the time of the study;
• not have visual or hearing disorders;
• not have any diagnosed chronic disease that potentially
• prevented participation in the study; did not have a mental health problem;
• agreed to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• have a known physical or neurological disease
• not working in the institution at the time of the study

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Amasya University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gozde Yıldız Daş Geçim

Assist. Prof.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

nihan yalciner durgu, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Manisa Celâl Bayar University

Locations

Amasya University Faculty of Health Sciences

Amasya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

AmasyaU28

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id