Improving Health of Nurses With Burnout Through Positive Psychological Intervention

Burnout Clinical Trial

Official title:

An Evaluation of Positive Psychological Intervention on Improving Health of Nurses With Burnout

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03657563
• Other study ID #: 2015053
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2016
• Est. completion date: December 2016

Study information

• Verified date: August 2018
• Source: Central South University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Burnout is usually regarded as a response to chronic professional stressors like high workload, unfavorable emotion and complex interpersonal relationships. A high prevalence of burnout was found in many countries, and large-scale studies also showed high levels of burnout in Chinese nurses. As a stress-related syndrome, burnout was found to have detrimental influences on both psychological and physical health of nurses. Psychological problems such as depression and insomnia are verified to be associated with burnout. Endocrine dysfunction such as abnormal cortisol secretion rhythm occurred in shift-work nurses. Thyroid dysfunction was increasing and a sample of nurses were diagnosed with thyroid nodules and thyroid hormonal disorder during annual physical examination. Therefore, it is important to take measures to alleviate nurses' burnout to improve health.

Positive psychological interventions are defined as treatment methods or intentional activities to enhance person's positive emotions, cognitions and behaviours. In these methods and activities, people are usually required to finish a systematic exercise. According to a recent meta-analysis, Positive psychological interventions showed effectiveness in enhancing participants' well-being and reducing depressive symptoms. Therefore, this study aims to explore whether positive psychological intervention could reduce burnout and improve health of nurses.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 87
• Est. completion date: December 2016
• Est. primary completion date: December 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• officially employed licensed nurses; burnout score higher than 1.49; had a telephone on which WeChat could be installed.

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnant; current endocrine disorder; taking hormone drugs such as contraceptives.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burnout

Intervention

Other:
• Positive psychological intervention
Participants in the intervention group are required to record three good things every night before sleeping for five days a week using WeChat. Such things could be ordinary, minor or important. WeChat is a common communication tool used in China, just like Facebook, basic messages could be sent individually and posting pictures or texts is also available.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	Central South University	Changsha	Hunan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Central South University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change from Baseline Burnout at six months	Burnout of nurses is measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey.	The measurement was taken at baseline and six months.
Primary	Change from Baseline Morning Plasma Cortisol at six months	The level of cortisol is assayed by using chemiluminescence method.	The measurement was taken at baseline and six months.
Primary	Change from Baseline Thyroid Related Hormones at six months	Triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) are assayed by using chemiluminescence method.	The measurement was taken at baseline and six months.
Secondary	Change from Baseline Resilience at six months	Resilience of nurses is measured by Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.	The measurement was taken at baseline and six months.
Secondary	Change from Baseline Coping at six months	The level of coping among nurses is measured by Trait Coping Style Questionnaire.	The measurement was taken at baseline and six months.
Secondary	Change from Baseline Self-efficacy at six months	The level of self-efficacy among nurses is measured by General Self-Efficacy Scale.	The measurement was taken at baseline and six months.