Mindful Coloring to Reduce Nurses' Stress

NCT04942509 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SBRE-20-162
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 79
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether nurses who did mindful coloring for at least five working days during a 10-day period experienced stress reduction afterwards.

Conditions

Stress (Psychology); Burn Out (Psychology)

Keywords

nurses; coloring; brief mindfulness-based intervention; mental well-being; mindfulness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in perceived stress

  Scores of 0-40 measured by the Perceived Stress Scale. A positive outcome is indicated by a lower post-intervention score.

  Time point 1: pre-intervention. Time point 2: post-intervention (10 days)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change in mental well-being

  Time point 1: pre-intervention. Time point 2: post-intervention (10 days)

• Change in burnout

  Time point 1: pre-intervention. Time point 2: post-intervention (10 days)

• Change in trait mindfulness

  Time point 1: pre-intervention. Time point 2: post-intervention (10 days)

Study Arms (2)

Coloring

EXPERIMENTAL

This group did mindful coloring for at least 5 days or at least 100 minutes in total during a 10-day period

Behavioral: Coloring as a brief mindfulness-based intervention

Wait-list control

NO INTERVENTION

This group did not do mindful coloring at all during a 10-day period.

Interventions

Coloring as a brief mindfulness-based intervention BEHAVIORAL

Participants watched an instructional video on mindful coloring at the beginning of the intervention and colored mindfully for at least 5 days or 100 minutes in total during a 10-day period. The intervention included a coloring booklet that contained mandala patterns for coloring.

Coloring

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Full time clinical nurses working under the Hospital Authority who would be working for at least 5 days during a specified 10-day study period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chinese University of Hong Kong: lead
• City University of Hong Kong: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Prince of Wales Hospital

Hong Kong, Shatin, 852, Hong Kong

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Fong JSY, Hui ANN, Ho KM, Chan AKM, Lee A. Brief mindful coloring for stress reduction in nurses working in a Hong Kong hospital during COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Oct 28;101(43):e31253. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031253.

  PMID: 36316873 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Personal Satisfaction

Study Officials

• Shuk Yan Janet Fong, MSocSc

  Chinese University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Model Details: Participants were allocated into the experimental and wait-list control groups. The experimental group colored for at least 5 days during a 10-day period while the control group did not.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2021
• First Posted: June 28, 2021
• Study Start: December 7, 2020
• Primary Completion: January 12, 2021
• Study Completion: January 12, 2021
• Last Updated: June 30, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

HK (1)