Psychological Group Intervention to Reduce Stress and Burnout Among Cardiac Intensive Care Nurses
The Contribution of a Short-term Psychological Group Intervention to Reduce Stress and Burnout Among Cardiac Intensive Care Nurses: A Pilot Study
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Brief Summary
The study will examine the influence of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) short-term group intervention program on the levels of psychological stress and professional exhaustion experienced by the nursing staff in a cardiac department.
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Started Aug 2011
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 2, 2011
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 9, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2012
CompletedAugust 30, 2011
August 1, 2011
11 months
May 2, 2011
August 29, 2011
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Symptoms of psychological stress
The Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) has been shown to be a valid and reliable instrument to assess occupational stressors among nurses.
6 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Exhaustion levels
6 weeks
Study Arms (1)
Psychological stress and exhaustion
EXPERIMENTALTwenty four male and female nurses from the cardiac intensive-care unit (CCU) of Meir Hospital, who consent to take part in the offered intervention program, will participate in the study. The participants will be randomly assigned to an experiment group of 12 participants and a control group of 12 participants.
Interventions
The intervention will include three aspects: Psycho-educational intervention: attending a lecture about stress and exhaustion; Techniques for decreasing stress: experiencing relaxation techniques and guided imagery and a BALINT style group:analyzing actual work cases and cognitive-behavioral focusing for reframing thoughts and making them more adaptive, expressing emotions and training for more appropriate behaviors. The study includes three weekly sessions, Each session will be 90 minutes in duration.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Nurses from the cardiac intensive-care unit (CCU) of Meir Hospital, who consent to take part in the offered intervention program
You may not qualify if:
- Refusal to participate
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Department of Cardiology, Meir Medical Center
Kfar Saba, Israel
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Morris Mosseri, Professor
Department of Cardiology, Meir Medical Center, Israel
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 2, 2011
First Posted
August 9, 2011
Study Start
August 1, 2011
Primary Completion
July 1, 2012
Study Completion
July 1, 2012
Last Updated
August 30, 2011
Record last verified: 2011-08