The Effect of Stress Management Training Applied to Nurses

Nursing Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Stress Management Training Applied to Nurses on Individual Workload Perception and Stress: A Non-randomized Control Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06406361
• Other study ID #: AmasyaU28
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 14, 2024
• Est. completion date: October 14, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Amasya University
• Contact: gozde y. das gecim, PhD
• Phone: 05416169858
• Email: gozde.das[@]amasya.edu.tr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Perception of workload and stress are very important issues in occupational health. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of stress management training on nurses' individual workload perception and stress. A sample of 56 nurses who agreed to participate in the study was selected by the nurses themselves as the experimental (n = 28) and control group (n = 28). The data collection tools will be applied before the intervention and after the intervention.

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.

Method: A sample of 56 nurses who agreed to participate in the study was selected by the nurses themselves as the experimental (n = 28) and control group (n = 28). In the study, stress management training will be applied to the intervention group (40 min/week and 6 weeks in total). The data collection tools will be applied before the intervention and after the intervention.

Conclusion: The main result of the study is to determine that stress management training attempt for the nurses is effective in reducing the levels of stress and workload perception in the nurses. It is thought that the results of the study will support the nurses mentally, socially and culturally and will guide the programs that will improve the occupational health of the nurses.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 28
• Est. completion date: October 14, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: July 14, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nursing
• Occupational Stress
• Workplace Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• stress management training
-Nurses should have an idea about stress management training 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 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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Amasya University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Primary outcome	Nurses Stress Scale: Nurses Stress Scale stress is one of the primary outcomes. This will be measured using the 'Nurses stress scale'. The total score measures the frequency of stress experienced by the nurse and can be calculated by summing the participant's responses to all items. A higher overall score indicates that the nurse experiences periods of stress more frequently related to physical, psychological, and individual stress problems in the physical environment.	6 months
Secondary	Secondary outcome	Individual Workload Perception Scale: Individual workload perception is the other primary outcome for this study. This will be measured using the 'ndividual Workload Perception' scale. The scale is a 5-point Likert type and is evaluated out of 5 points. Increasing scores indicate that the perception of work environment workload is positive, and decreasing scores indicate that the perception of workload is negative.	6 months