Effect Psychological Triaging Intervention on Students' Psychological Distress and Resilience Capacity

NCT04822285 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1522112020
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to investigate the effect of the psychological triaging intervention (PTI) on the psychological distress and resilience capacity levels among the intern-nursing students during the COVID-19 crisis. Research Hypothesis Intern-nursing students who attend PTI exhibit lower COVID-19 related psychological distress level and higher resilience capacity than those who receive routine psychological support.

Conditions

Psychological Distress; Resilience

Keywords

Psychological Distress; Triage; Resilience; COVID-19

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• severity of psychological distress

  The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) was developed by (Goldberg, 1972). The questionnaire comprises 12- self-report items to measure the severity of psychological distress. The presence the symptoms was rated on 4- points Likert-type scale; (0="not at all present", 1="same as usual present"; 2="rather more than usual present"; 3="much more than usual present"). The tool demonstrated high reliability as Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.87. The total score ranged from 0-36. The higher score representing higher level of psychological distress.

  " 2 weeks "

Other Outcomes (1)

• Resilience Capacity

  " 2 weeks "

Study Arms (2)

Psychological Triaging Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The PTI intervention followed the path of RAPID Psychological First Aid model of John Hopkins University (Everly\& Lating 2012). The content of the PTI represents a simple structure that is revolved around five core phases including (R: establishing rapport and reflective listening, A: assessment, P: prioritization, I: intervention and D: disposition\& follow up).

Behavioral: Psychological Triaging Intervention

Routine Psychological support

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

For the comparison group, the researchers provided them with routine psychological support that mainly revolved around enhancing their self-compassion, practicing mindfulness exercises, keeping them socially connected with their family and peers. Moreover, adopt a healthy lifestyle such as; engage in physical activity, eating a well-balanced diet, and sleeping well.

Behavioral: Routine psychological support

Interventions

Psychological Triaging Intervention BEHAVIORAL

The PTI intervention followed the path of RAPID Psychological First Aid model of John Hopkins University (Everly\& Lating 2012). The content of the PTI represents a simple structure that is revolved around five core phases including (R: establishing rapport and reflective listening, A: assessment, P: prioritization, I: intervention and D: disposition\& follow up).

Psychological Triaging Intervention

Routine psychological support BEHAVIORAL

For the comparison group, the researchers provided them with routine psychological support that mainly revolved around enhancing their self-compassion, practicing mindfulness exercises, keeping them socially connected with their family and peers. Moreover, adopt a healthy lifestyle such as; engage in physical activity, eating a well-balanced diet, and sleeping well.

Routine Psychological support

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Exposed to patients with COVID-19

You may not qualify if:

• Did not exposed to patients with COVID-19

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Alexandria University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Nursing

Alexandria, 56321, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Bozdag F, Ergun N. Psychological Resilience of Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic. Psychol Rep. 2021 Dec;124(6):2567-2586. doi: 10.1177/0033294120965477. Epub 2020 Oct 13.

  PMID: 33050800 BACKGROUND

• Eweida RS, Rashwan ZI, Desoky GM, Khonji LM. Mental strain and changes in psychological health hub among intern-nursing students at pediatric and medical-surgical units amid ambience of COVID-19 pandemic: A comprehensive survey. Nurse Educ Pract. 2020 Nov;49:102915. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102915. Epub 2020 Nov 10.

  PMID: 33227694 BACKGROUND

• Farkas D, Orosz G. Ego-resiliency reloaded: a three-component model of general resiliency. PLoS One. 2015 Mar 27;10(3):e0120883. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120883. eCollection 2015.

  PMID: 25815881 BACKGROUND

• Maben J, Bridges J. Covid-19: Supporting nurses' psychological and mental health. J Clin Nurs. 2020 Aug;29(15-16):2742-2750. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15307. Epub 2020 Jun 2. No abstract available.

  PMID: 32320509 BACKGROUND

• Prime H, Wade M, Browne DT. Risk and resilience in family well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Am Psychol. 2020 Jul-Aug;75(5):631-643. doi: 10.1037/amp0000660. Epub 2020 May 21.

  PMID: 32437181 BACKGROUND

• Shultz JM, Forbes D. Psychological First Aid: Rapid proliferation and the search for evidence. Disaster Health. 2013 Aug 2;2(1):3-12. doi: 10.4161/dish.26006. eCollection 2014 Jan-Mar.

  PMID: 28228996 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

• Eman m Taha, professor

  Alexandria University

  STUDY CHAIR

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: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 26, 2021
• First Posted: March 30, 2021
• Study Start: January 22, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 22, 2020
• Study Completion: March 21, 2021
• Last Updated: March 30, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)