Improving Health of Nurses With Burnout Through Positive Psychological Intervention

NCT03657563 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2015053
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 87
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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.

Conditions

Burnout

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 Outcomes (3)

• Change from Baseline Resilience at six months

  The measurement was taken at baseline and six months.

• Change from Baseline Coping at six months

  The measurement was taken at baseline and six months.

• Change from Baseline Self-efficacy at six months

  The measurement was taken at baseline and six months.

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Nurses with burnout are recruited in the intervention group and participate in positive psychological intervention.

Other: Positive psychological intervention

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Nurses with burnout are recruited in the control group and none interventions are conducted to them.

Interventions

Positive psychological intervention OTHER

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.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Central South University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, 417600, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 30, 2018
• First Posted: September 5, 2018
• Study Start: January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2016
• Study Completion: December 1, 2016
• Last Updated: September 5, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (1)