Ontological Coaching Among Nurses (OCN)

NCT ID: NCT06878157

Last Updated: 2025-03-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 400 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-08-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-06-25

Brief Summary

This study aims to develop and evaluate ontological coaching among novice nurses in Singapore. The specific aims of this project are: (1) to develop theory based Ontological Coaching among Nurses (OCN) intervention for novice nurses; (2) examine its effectiveness on nurses' psychological wellbeing (primary outcome), help-seeking behavior (social support), goal setting, resilience, intention to leave and job satisfaction (Secondary outcomes); and (3) examine the perceptions of nurses in receiving this intervention.

The specific research questions we plan to answer in this project are:

• How the OCN will influence psychological wellbeing of the new nurses?
• How the OCN will enhance the new nurses social support and goal setting for their reality and future?
• How the OCN will influence new nurses' resilience, intention to leave and job satisfaction?
• What are the changes in psychological well-being, social support, goal setting, resilience, intention to leave and job satisfaction after receiving OCN over time (pre-test and post-test)?
• Are there any strengths, weaknesses and area of improvements (overall experience) for the use of OCN among new nurses?

Conditions

Ontological Coaching; Psychological Wellbeing

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Coaching

In the form of small groups (3-6 participants), the nurses will receive a knowledge based session (maximum 1 hour long) to share about ontological coaching. After the group session, each nurse will receive 4 individual sessions (30-60 minutes) on monthly basis.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

ontological coaching

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Group session: This session will provide an overview of coaching and the following topics will be covered: 1) Experience coaching in teams, 2) The Ideal Life, 3) The Coaching Distinction, 4) Introduction to Body, Emotions, Language (BEL), 5) Deeper understanding of BEL, 6) Applying BEL to clinical scenarios, 7) The coaching perspective in Nursing, 8) Re-visit the Ideal Life, 9) Explore mental/emotional/physical challenges in practicing nursing, 10) Time and stress management, work-life balance; Individual Session: This individualized session will cover the discussions on the topic brought up by novice nurses. The aim of this session is to: 1) Help novice nurses design the steps in their journey towards what they care about, 2) Explore the nurses' world by asking encouraging and evoking questions, 3) Collaborate with nurses in a stimulating and imaginative manner that help them to optimize their potential, 4) Co-create with nurses the professional and personal identity they strive for

Conotrol

Participants do not undergo any ontological coaching.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

ontological coaching

Group session: This session will provide an overview of coaching and the following topics will be covered: 1) Experience coaching in teams, 2) The Ideal Life, 3) The Coaching Distinction, 4) Introduction to Body, Emotions, Language (BEL), 5) Deeper understanding of BEL, 6) Applying BEL to clinical scenarios, 7) The coaching perspective in Nursing, 8) Re-visit the Ideal Life, 9) Explore mental/emotional/physical challenges in practicing nursing, 10) Time and stress management, work-life balance; Individual Session: This individualized session will cover the discussions on the topic brought up by novice nurses. The aim of this session is to: 1) Help novice nurses design the steps in their journey towards what they care about, 2) Explore the nurses' world by asking encouraging and evoking questions, 3) Collaborate with nurses in a stimulating and imaginative manner that help them to optimize their potential, 4) Co-create with nurses the professional and personal identity they strive for

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Nurses:

• 21 years old and above
• are able to read and speak English,
• have 0-10 years of working experience after the registration with Singapore Nursing Board (SNB)
• currently working at the study venues with the valid registered nurse license with the SNB
• who are willing to be audio-recorded if invited for an interview

Facilitators:

• who hold an Ontological Coaching certification and a minimum of 50 hours of Coaching experience

Exclusion Criteria

Nurses:

• have physical or mental disorders which would interfere with their ability to participate in the study
• have refused to participate in this study

Facilitators:

• who does not hold an Ontological Coaching certification or who do not have a minimum of 50 hours of Coaching experience

• Minimum Eligible Age: 21 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

National University of Singapore

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Shefaly Shorey

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Shefaly Shorey, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National University of Singapore

Locations

Alexandra Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

National University Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

National University Polyclinics

Singapore, , Singapore

Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

Countries

Singapore

Other Identifiers

NHG DSRB 2022/00676

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id